01-20-2013, 11:37 AM
Those aren't hyphens are they? They're dashes, used for a pause.
Do you read much Emily Dickinson? She used dashes instead of other punctuation most of the time. And I think some of her work has been edited by the people publishing her over the years, adding punctuation.
A dash doesn't need to be after almost every line. It's used to emphasize things, and to guide the rhythm, sort of a musical technique.
You seem to be using Emily Dickinson's method somewhat.
Do you read much Emily Dickinson? She used dashes instead of other punctuation most of the time. And I think some of her work has been edited by the people publishing her over the years, adding punctuation.
A dash doesn't need to be after almost every line. It's used to emphasize things, and to guide the rhythm, sort of a musical technique.
You seem to be using Emily Dickinson's method somewhat.