09-16-2013, 10:58 AM
The thing with editing is after you correct the obvious things you need to put it down for at least a month. I've heard it said, not sure of the source, that until you have that distance you view the piece like the writer. You need the time to view it as a reader.
When it's done too quickly editing becomes the writer trying to fix the poem, instead of the reader noticing things.
Just some thoughts.
When it's done too quickly editing becomes the writer trying to fix the poem, instead of the reader noticing things.
Just some thoughts.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson