Revision Process

[Lizzie]

I find it almost incredible to hear that others don't think about the author as they read -- I think about the author almost continuously. In fact, I like to read a bio of the author before I even get into the work. I love to see how a person's life experience and training could be impacting the choices that they make as an author. Topics, recurring themes, word choice...I can see the person reflected in all of these things; that's part of what makes poetry interesting to me. I just read a great article about E. E. Cummings and his background, in fact: http://harvardmagazine.com/2005/03/the-r...-cumm.html