10-18-2012, 12:53 AM
In a confessional poem such as this, it's difficult to keep a reign on your meter, but if you're going to bother with it, you have to stick with it. You get a good head of steam at the beginning, but it falls apart at the reading of the letter. If you don't like the meter you can consciously change it at that point to mark a contrast and it wouldn't be jarring.
Take the other's notes about cliches, because they turn affecting subjects into eye-rollers in an instant. Every poet has had to take this note and internalize it. If you turn out a phrase that has been thrown around until it has no meaning left, then it will not enhance your poem.
Take the other's notes about cliches, because they turn affecting subjects into eye-rollers in an instant. Every poet has had to take this note and internalize it. If you turn out a phrase that has been thrown around until it has no meaning left, then it will not enhance your poem.