Interview: Maia Campbell
Maia Campbell’s “All That We Love Is Burning” is one of the poems that will appear in the inaugural issue of 3Decker. Here is a little interview with Maia speaking in her capacity as a poet living and working in Worcester County. The inaugural 3Decker issue will be arriving very soon!
1.Tell us about your accepted poem(s). What inspired it/them?
I started writing “All that we love is burning” in the winter of 2025, in the middle of very intense depression. I live with depression and anxiety, but this period was especially difficult with everything that has been occurring in the world. I struggled to see a path for myself in this world, and everything felt on fire. I was writing to express how I have been feeling and to remind myself to hold on to the little things that matter.
2. What is your writing process?
My writing process has often been haphazard. In the past, I would write a poem if I got an idea for one. That worked for quite a while because I get ideas for poems quite often. However, I'm now trying to be more disciplined and at least write down a few lines or an idea every day. I text myself lines when they come to me when I’m out and about.
3. Where can we find more of your work?
I don’t share poems publicly as much as I used to, but I will sometimes share on my Substack, Poetically Expressed Thoughts. My only public Instagram account focuses on Black American History, but I will sometimes share my poetry on it.
4. What makes Worcester feel like home to you? What’s your favorite thing about Worcester County?
I cannot explain why Worcester feels like home; it just is. I love the little quirks around the county. I feel like it is a good city for an introvert like me: a fantastic library system, beautiful museums, lots of local coffee shops, and relatively short drives out into nature.
