Interviewed by Leanne Hayes for ARC magazine,

Jamaican born Ishion Hutchinson talks about childhood, poetry, and his new collection of verse, Far District (2010), which was published by Peepal Tree Press in the UK. Hutchinson holds a PhD in English and Creative Writing from the University of Utah; his work has been featured in journals including Callaloo and the Caribbean Review of Books. Here are excerpts of the interview with a link to the full article below:

Photo: Ishion Hutchinson by Rachel Eliza Griffiths