GS&NS: Your poem is very conversational and flows with ease, as if the speaker is just sharing casual memories. How does that easy voice contribute to the theme or intention of the piece?
Gabriella: Well, the ‘easy voice’ might sound so after many a ponderous struggle with the hidden soul each and every poem possesses. I think the act of sharing that soul with the reader might account for my conversational voice.
GS&NS: Are there any artists that you’re loving at the moment? Any person whose work is speaking to you?
Gabriella: I am currently reading, for the umpteenth time, Emily Dickinson, whose oceans of words I always enjoy losing myself in – maybe while staring at Mondrian’s works, I so love them.
GS&NS: What advice would you give to emerging writers?
Gabriella: A bit of advice to my 18-year-old self? Of course, on the proviso that she takes careful note...
Never stop believing in words: they do deserve your trust.
More of Gabriella's Work:
http://peacockjournal.com/gabriella-garofalo-two-poems/
https://thegalwayreview.com/2017/01/04/gabriella-garofalo-three-poems/
http://www.packingtownreview.com/issues/8/gabriellagarofalo/isawadeadbee.html#.WJnJ_SnC73Q
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