Sandra Simonds on Actually Reading Poems, and More!

Today, Sandra Simonds has a new poem up at Berfrois, "Confessions," and she's also interviewed at Queen Mobs Teahouse, which includes the poet in a feature cutely ringing off the web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Here we have Poets Online Talking About Coffee. Got it? Simonds tells Russell Bennetts that people need to start reading her poems instead of calling her a MILF. And other good stuff:

Why mothers?

I keep getting called a MILF. Like two years ago a male poet called me the “Ultimate Poetry MILF.” He meant it as a compliment. I was like wait a minute that sounds really sketchy and weird. Then about a month ago I told another male poet that that male poet called me the “Ultimate Poetry MILF” and he was like what is wrong with that? I mean you are literally a mother I want to fuck. Then I was like what in the fuck is wrong with these male poets? They don’t seem very enlightened. I mean, it’s not a compliment to me that you want to fuck me, you know? INSTEAD READ MY POEMS about being a mother. Read my poems about the fact that women do more of the labor at home. Read my poems about how women get paid less than men. Read my poems about how many women are in domestic violence situations. Read my poems about single mothers who struggle financially, emotionally and in every other way to try to survive. Read my poems about being stalked and harassed because I have some sort of public presence. Read my poems…..

Read it all at Berfrois.