Ten Questions for Bisi Adjapon

“Sit with your characters and let them talk to you.” —Bisi Adjapon
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“Sit with your characters and let them talk to you.” —Bisi Adjapon
The author of What Can I Tell You?: Selected Poems explores the poetic potential of vernacular language.
“I had to feel my way forward, wondering and wanting.” —Gabrielle Bates
“Stay curious, pay attention, and write things down.” —Chaitali Sen, author of A New Race of Men From Heaven
“I need to live life to make art.” —Jamila Minnicks, author of Moonrise Over New Jessup
“I like taking risks.” —Joy Castro, author of One Brilliant Flame
Ten writers, including Roger Reeves and Dana Levin, share the best writing advice they’ve ever received.
“Don’t worry, you’ll finish it one day.” —Bushra Rehman, author of Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion
“I can control what I write and how much of myself I put into the manuscript.” —Evette Dionne, author of Weightless: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul
“Isn’t poetry supposed to be a spiritual practice?” —John Lee Clark, author of How to Communicate