How do you edit?

[billy]

just to be clear as to what the serious workshop is for;
mainly it's for a poem that you feel is almost done, you see no discernible faults with and have edited more than once or twice.

anything you don't see as polished work should go in one of the other two forums.

First, read and edit your poem at least ten times before posting it. Second, always post your draft in serious workshopping. Don't be overly afraid or too cocky about your work that you can't put it under the microscope. It can be improved. Many times you will discover that you keep reading over the same mistake that others will catch. Nothing beats a fresh read and a different perspective. The best authors living or dead had editors. Inevitably, I will find new edits, and surprisingly, resurrections of some of my original ideas, lines or words. Once you post a few revisions and are satisfied, put it down. However, you need to come back later and review it again. If you are like me, you will still find something to tweak and you still won't be completely happy with it.