Mark Childs

Mark Childs

Only Half in the World of Form, poem, Issue 51, June 2020

Get to know Mark Childs...

Birthdate?

June 3

When did you start writing?

I remember writing what we now call fan fiction of The Borrowers in 2^nd grade.

When and what and where did you first get published?

My first paid poem was “In Praise of Your Attic” in the 1991 edition of The New Pacific, although my first competition win was the 1981 Boit Prize for Poetry.

Why do you write?

Because I am a writer. I might try to answer this in more detail over a few beers and still not get much further.

Why do you write Science Fiction and/or Fantasy?

• 1. I grew up reading SF.

  2. I find SF more open to both the exploration of ideas and emotions that have received less attention.

Who is your favorite author/poet? Your favorite story/poem?

For me this question is akin to asking my favorite dinner. Sometimes I like halloumi, others spaghetti, or eggrolls or…

What are you trying to say with your poetry?

Each poem is its own story/world/thought.

If you could write your own epitaph, what would it say?

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