LOVE IS NOT A WEAKNESS

INTERVIEW WITH THE WRITER

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE WORK YOU CREATED?

CAROLINE: I was watching a show about a priest. The show is called "Essex Serpent" and it is about the struggle between reason and faith and the "humanness" of emotion.

WHAT DID THE CREATIVE PROCESS ENTAIL?

CAROLINE: In poetry first semester, one of the units was poetry and love, and I just decided to write about love because I was inspired by the poems we read in class.

WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS WORK COMPARED TO YOUR OTHER PIECES?

CAROLINE: I have not written a lot of poetry, but normally I like rhyme, but this one doesn't rhyme. It also was kind of more about a personal experience that I had, whereas the other poems that I've written were about other topics that I had not really experienced yet.

WHAT IS ONE THING YOU LOVE ABOUT WRITING?

CAROLINE: When it comes to writing novels and stories, as well as poetry, it's a place for me to write about things that fascinate me or experiences I have on a daily basis. Poetry is probably one of my favorite ways to talk about emotion, whereas, with novels and stories, I often go to things that fascinate me in History or Science. 

WHAT MOTIVATES YOU TO CREATE?

CAROLINE: The ability to share my story in a way that conveys more than just events, but the emotion behind them. Until I had Mrs. Love's poetry class, I hadn't really thought about writing and creating stories for poetry. It inspired me to write about the emotions that I felt.

DOES THIS PIECE AFFECT YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS?

CAROLINE: Not exactly, but I do feel more confident in my creative writing ability and more comfortable sharing that writing. It did make me realize that I can talk more about like the raw emotions of humanity.