Ivan de Monbrison

Why did you submit to trash to treasure lit?
because of the title

How would you describe your writing practice?
Some sort of trance.


What is the biggest thing that stops you from submitting work to lit mags/journals/publications?
Rejections because as poetry doesn't pay off why bother then.

Do you think the writing industry has an impact on your confidence in your work (good or bad)? Why?
No. Zero. I have zero respect for the industry, it's a self-satisfactory machine.

When do you start to doubt a piece that you are working on?
Only after it's finished.

Once you trash one of your pieces, what makes you come back to it (if ever)?
I destroy it totally. No way back.

How many pieces do think you have currently in your 'abandoned' folder?
Hundreds

What is the ultimate reason that you trash your work?
Because it's old nobody was interested back then do I forget it.

What writing advice have you been given that has changed your perspective on how you treat/view your work?
There is nothing to achieve, it's an illusion, a social one.

If you have any upcoming work (books, publications, features, art, etc), feel free to mention them here, so that we can support you!
One book in Wales "Brambles" around March by Brokensleepbooks, "The Other Self" in England in June by Backroompoetry press, one e-book in the US "The Open Belly" by Diaphanous press, soon I guess.