Handwriting vs revisions

[jonvandalen]

Just curious how you who draft and revise on paper are formatting and spacing your poetry on the page, and if there are any good practices to know about for revising and inserting words into an existing handwritten poem.

[alonso ramoran]

I just write it as it comes to me and don't really worry about if the length of the line overflows into the next line spacing. It's only once I transfer it over onto an online/printed document that I consider the line lengths more closely. As for revising an existing handwritten poem, I write in pen so I have no issues with scribbling out a word I don't like or rewriting the poem altogether if I wanna make more drastic changes.

[milo]

Just curious how you who draft and revise on paper are formatting and spacing your poetry on the page, and if there are any good practices to know about for revising and inserting words into an existing handwritten poem.

I think there is some merit to handwriting but what I jot down is just ideas - key phrases, metaphors, thoughts etc.  I inevitably type it all in on the computer so I can copy, paste, etc.

Usually, I will read the ideas, and then kind of free write with carriage returns on key thoughts or words.  Then I read back through it for rhythm, spacing, breathing, verbiage.  I will make another pass for line breaks, trimming, any final thoughts on metaphor and clarity.  Most of my edits are done from the site so I edit them right in the post screen.

[rayheinrich]

I use sheets of big paper and write short lines
with lots of space between them so I can cross out and
scribble things in between. That's if I'm using my favorite
fountain pen with bright turquoise ink.
A pencil with one of those magic white erasers is more
practical, but I sure love that bright turquoise.

[busker]

I use sheets of big paper and write short lines
with lots of space between them so I can cross out and
scribble things in between. That's if I'm using my favorite
fountain pen with bright turquoise ink.
A pencil with one of those magic white erasers is more
practical, but I sure love that bright turquoise.

Writing on paper is barbaric
You can’t write on paper and claim to be a Man of Musk

[rayheinrich]

Actually, if you remove the money and politics,
he's a great company builder and engineer.
Unfortunately, you can't.

But I make no such claims myself,
I live on social security (thank you FDR),
and remain a humble servant of cats.

Writing on paper is indeed barbaric,
I find this suits poetry quite well.

[busker]

Actually, if you remove the money and politics,
he's a great company builder and engineer.
Unfortunately, you can't.

But I make no such claims myself,
I live on social security (thank you FDR),
and remain a humble servant of cats.

Writing on paper is indeed barbaric,
I find this suits poetry quite well.

I’m a Musk supporter so long as he remains about Mars.
He could be Satan and still have my vote
Mars >>>> mundane earthly things

[rayheinrich]

And the mega packs and mega bloks are absolutely vital
for the environment.

Humanity has always been a gray mess, I expect nothing less
of myself or any other.