Feature-72--Stephen Gill on his writing

The present feature is from the interview with Peggy Lynch from Texas. A well-known poet, she edits Poetry in the Arts. The interview appeared in Poetry In The Arts, and also in A Selection of Stephen Gill’s Interviews, and will be included in Stephen Gill’s book My Conversation. Question is his interpretation of what poetry will accomplish in the 21st century. Stephen Gill answers that the flowering of the poetic renaissance will continue in the 21st Century. The first few years will be confusing because of the challenges posed by the overpowering dragon of the internet. Several serious poets will not be able to accomplish what they want. The computer has eliminated geographical boundaries and the ease of mobility has brought nations closer to one another. The interaction of languages and cultures will continue growing. More poets have started clamouring for global peace. All these factors will bring a wealth of nourishment to poetry. Yet, it would be an era without a James Joyce of Finigans Wake and a Shakespeare of the sonnets. I have no doubts that the readership of the 21st century …Click below for details: https://www.writerslifeline.ca/twitter-lynch-21%20century-72.pdf