BookThug interview with Nicole Markotic, author of Bent at the Spine

Here is an interview with Canadian poet Nicole Markotic. Nicole was my creative writing mentor in high school. I remember we were in a Starbucks or Second Cup when I was in grade 12, and we were going over some of my writing. I had written a line like, "Losing that love cost me" and Nicole asked, "What did it cost you? What is something great? What would make an impression?"

The line became "Losing that love cost me an open eye."

Check out the video below - Nicole is swell!