This month, we go all the way back to 2017, when Mike Cohen interviewed his partner in crime, Steve Delia. In this section of the interview they talk about the importance of performance in poetry, as well as the importance of identifying yourself as a poet. Click the image for the interview.
For the full interview, along with others, click here to check out Mike Cohen’s YouTube channel.
Steve Delia and Mike Cohen have worked collaboratively and independently as poets and supporters of the arts in the Greater Philadelphia area. Mike Cohen helps to run the Poetry Aloud and Alive series at the Big Blue Marble Bookstore, and has had his fingers in many poetic ventures over the years. Steve Delia is the author of 6 chapbooks of poetry, and has read in a variety of venues, including the Philadelphia Writers Conference and on WXPN. Steve and Mike have also appeared throughout the Philadelphia area as the Dueling Poets.