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«It happens organically, and I certainly don’t fight that.» – Ken Tomaro

JR Crivello: Do you think poetry is back in fashion?

Ken: Maybe on some academic level, but as far as I’ve seen, no. Even with the hundreds of literary journals to choose from, poetry still seems to be a hard sell to readers. People know poetry exists, but I feel like it’s still very much an underground thing.

JR Crivello: Is your poetry created daily, or do you wait to be inspired to write it?

Ken: That depends on how much my mind is cluttered. I was typically creating several poems a day, but sometimes life gets in the way. For me, it happens organically, and I certainly don’t fight that.

JR Crivello: What is your next publishing project? Could you tell us how it came about?

Ken: I have a couple of chapbooks coming out later this year but right now I’m working on a second audio project where I create short videos and have a few people read my poetry. This one is broken into 3 parts involving childhood memories. It came from the first audio project I did and was so pleased with the range of voices, I decided to try another one.

JR Crivello: What city do you live in, and can you describe your favorite bar or café?

Ken: Farview Park which is a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. My favorite café/coffee shop would be one with old wood, dark-ish lighting and maybe a table or two around the corner where I can hide from the crowd and watch people coming and going.

Author Bio

Ken Tomaro is the self-proclaimed Poet Laureate of the Cleveland sewer system, whose work reflects everyday life with depression. His poetry has appeared in several online and print journals and explores the common themes we all experience. Sometimes blunt, often dark, but always grounded in reality.

Elevator-out of order

there were 17 steps
in her daily life
narrow, falling apart
over the years
the banister hanging
by a thread
patched over
and patched over
but never fixed correctly
like many things
in her life

My mind is a cherry pit withering in the sun, by Ken Tomaro – Bottlecap Press
https://bottlecap.press/products/withering

Ken Tomaro, poet to the stars
Ken Tomaro
https://kentomaro.com/

YouTube: Screaming Down the Poetic Highway
Screaming Down the Poetic Highway – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@KenTomaro/videos

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