02-08-2013, 08:08 PM
Perhaps this thread has been done, and done again--yet, my searching returned no results.
How do you edit your poems? What does the process look like for you?
After posting my first poem, I begin to edit (I'd never edited a poem before, because I've never attempted to cultivate it as a skill). My process went as follows:
-I asked myself what each stanza meant, and if it was consistent with what I was trying to convey; the inconsistencies were great.
-I rewrote trying to stay closer to specific ideas. Then, I deleted unnecessary words.
-Next, I used the copy and paste function, ad infinitum, trying to decide on some sort of word order.
-Lastly, I changed specific words.
The result was that the edited poem contained not a single line present in the original poem. Does this happen often to others?
How do you edit your poems? What does the process look like for you?
After posting my first poem, I begin to edit (I'd never edited a poem before, because I've never attempted to cultivate it as a skill). My process went as follows:
-I asked myself what each stanza meant, and if it was consistent with what I was trying to convey; the inconsistencies were great.
-I rewrote trying to stay closer to specific ideas. Then, I deleted unnecessary words.
-Next, I used the copy and paste function, ad infinitum, trying to decide on some sort of word order.
-Lastly, I changed specific words.
The result was that the edited poem contained not a single line present in the original poem. Does this happen often to others?