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Questions
1. AOTW: Of the various forms of expression, why do you find poetry so appealing? What can you say in poetry that you can't say as well in prose?
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2. AOTW: Do you have a poem that you think defines you?
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3. AOTW: Does reciting poetry enhance the experience? Do you ever do readings of your own poetry for an audience?
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4. AOTW: What got you started writing poetry? Was it a poem you read? If so, which one?
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5. AOTW: Do you feel our schools do an adequate job of exposing children to poetry? How would you teach kids to love poetry?
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6. AOTW: Many people say, "Poetry --- too difficult for me." Could you convince them they're wrong? How?
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7. AOTW: It is well known that poetry does not "sell" as well as other forms of literature. What have you done to promote your work?
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8. AOTW: What advice do you give to aspiring poets? Who do you tell them to read?
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9. AOTW: Wordsworth said, "Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings; it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility." Do you agree? If not, what is poetry for you?
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10. AOTW: What are you working on now?
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AuthorsOnTheWeb brought together 16 poets to discover why poetic expression is so appealing to them and how they would respond to those who find poetry more than a little intimidating. The participants in the Poetry Roundtable included Mary Jo Bang, Billy Collins, Cornelius Eady, Jeffrey Greene, Richard Matthews, Honor Moore, Marge Piercy and Marc Woodworth who write for adult audiences as well as Betsy Franco, Robin Hirsch, Mary Ann Hoberman, Paul B. Janeczko, Alan Katz, X. J. Kennedy, Marilyn Singer and Sonya Sones who write poems for 
