09-21-2011, 07:10 PM
This has been a very interesting read. I am still at the stage where I value the input of others and I am willing to look with fresh eyes at things I have written - to the poems' benefit. But, I am not submitting other pieces which (tho' flawed) seem fine as they are. Written, and stored for many years they are like a child (with for example, sticky-out ears) - would I want surgical intervention after all this time? No, the imperfections are part of the child.