A Journey Through Dreams, Vulnerability, And Artistic Expression With Award-Winning Poet Fin Rose Aborizk
In this interview, Fin Rose Aborizk discusses her poetic journey, self-discovery, curating anthologies, and the influence of dreams on her creative process.
Fin Rose Aborizk is a poet whose words resonate with raw emotion, profound introspection, and an undeniable sense of beauty woven through life’s complexities. As the creative force behind Dreams In Hiding Writing, she has cultivated a body of work that speaks to the heart of self-discovery, healing, and the boundless realms of dreams. With poetry collections such as Leave The Dreaming To The Flowers and At the Beginning of Yesterday, she has not only captured personal transformation but also earned well-deserved recognition, including gold medals from the Literary Titan Book Awards.
Her latest work, In This Macrocosm There Is A Rose, is yet another testament to her ability to craft verse that is both deeply personal and universally evocative. Aborizk’s poetry does not merely explore emotions—it invites readers to experience them, to sit with them, and to find solace in their resonance. Whether reflecting on the influence of dreams, the weight of isolation, or the cathartic power of self-expression, her words remain a guiding light for those navigating their own inner landscapes.
In this exclusive interview, Fin Rose Aborizk takes us behind the pages of her poetry, offering insight into her inspirations, creative process, and the ever-evolving journey of writing. Readers of Reader’s House are in for an inspiring conversation with a poet whose work is both timeless and deeply rooted in the now.
What inspired you to explore themes of self-discovery and healing in your poetry collections?
I describe each book that I have written as representing a different chapter in my life, so I simply write as a way of processing the world around me. It grants me an avenue to express myself to my fullest. Self-discovery and healing are parts of everyone’s life in some form or another, this is just my way of sharing what I learned along the way.
How do your personal experiences shape the emotions and narratives in your writing?
Almost everything I write comes from my own experience or an experience that has impacted me. Taking the clutter that is in my mind and putting it on to a page helps me make sense of all of it.
Your work often touches on dreams and their meanings—do you keep a dream journal, and how do your dreams influence your storytelling?
I used to keep a dream journal pretty consistently, especially before I wrote We Are Based Off Our Dreamscapes. I still pay attention to my dreams and hold on to the ones that stand out to me, but I don’t write them down quite as much anymore. Dreams come in all forms, they are our hopes, desires, nightmares, and goals. Dreams can be what we make of them, and they can also be a form of guidance, which is something that I have always found admiration in.
Can you share your process for curating anthologies like Dreams In Hiding and collaborating with other creatives?
Curating an anthology was a goal that I held for a long time before I eventually jumped into creating the first Dreams In Hiding anthology. The process requires of course, an idea, then a submission call, and then a lot of patience. Taking time to read through each individual’s words and see how they flow on the page, piecing together the manuscript, etc. There is so much involved, but through each process I have met and connected with so many beautiful creatives. I chose to create these anthologies as a way to showcase people’s art and words, and also to give back to different causes and organizations. If I can do anything to make some sort of a difference, I think starting there has been a pretty good one. I am so grateful for the journey that has unfolded through each anthology.
Canorous was written during a time of global isolation—how did the experience of social distancing shape your writing style and themes?
Writing during that time forced me to truly look inward and evaluate where I was in my life. It showed me ways to connect with people in a way that I hadn’t thought of before, through poems fashioned through words that were given to me. That project showed me that no one was alone in the feelings that the pandemic caused, and it was a way that we could all come together.
How do you approach the balance between vulnerability and creativity when writing about deep, personal emotions?
I like to consider myself to be a fairly open person, and in times when I’m not, I write it out and I process it all. Poetry, to me, is a way to make beauty out of things and feelings that might not seem so beautiful at the time that we are experiencing them. It makes me cherish the good times, and it makes me pay attention to each and every feeling that arises within me. Life is full of good and bad, it is up to us to find the meaning through each phase that we go through.
What advice would you give to aspiring poets and writers looking to share their own emotional journeys through words?
My best advice is to feel it. Feel your joy, feel your pain, feel it all. Take it in like it is the most vital thing that you could ever have, and if you feel inspired to share it somehow, then put a pen to a page, or your fingers to a keyboard, and see what flows out of you. Creation is not going to be perfect from the start. If you allow yourself to find your voice through each word that you write, then that is ultimately what is going to help you to continue to write.
