I must confess:

[ICSoria]

Most of the stuff I have posted is old, recycled, been-through-the sewer-and-water-treatment-plant, type of dung. I hang onto everything I write and post and find myself going back to rework, readjust, tweak, and hopefully refine some. Others, I hang on to for a line or two, which I believe I will use at a later time. Essentially, I have not written much new poetry in the last three years, while I have gone through challenges, readjustment, and tweaking in my own life.
Beyond that, I was wondering how many others keep reworking their stuff and for how long? I possess only a few writes I am happy to leave alone, without further revising. However, many others have undergone dozens of revisions and it seems I will never be completely satisfied with these.

Sid

[Leanne]

A lot of the poems I've posted here, I've also posted elsewhere -- but those in the critique sections are the ones I'm still working on, or haven't had any decent feedback on anywhere else (I'm sure you know what that's like!). I have a fairly massive back-catalogue, but only about 50 or so poems I'm satisfied with (rarely happy with, just satisfied that I can't do anything more to them). Otherwise -- well, you're a writer once and an editor forever after

[Aish]

I think there can be tremendous merit to combing through old pieces. It's nice to air them out and fix their holes.

[Leanne]

I think there can be tremendous merit to combing through old pieces. It's nice to air them out and fix their holes.

This statement also works if you substitute "men" for "pieces"

I used to write a poem a day, I'm ashamed to admit... many of those were dreadful, but they were practise, and any writing is good writing (though not necessarily good writing). These days, aside from the silly bits and challenges, I'm lucky to turn out a poem every couple of months. The rate has actually increased since I've been here though -- I find that being surrounded by passionate people makes a hell of a difference, and inspiration can be found anywhere, even in the Sewer or the Pig's Arse (maybe especially there).

[ICSoria]

I think there can be tremendous merit to combing through old pieces. It's nice to air them out and fix their holes.

This statement also works if you substitute "men" for "pieces"
Huh? ...HEY!!!

I used to write a poem a day, I'm ashamed to admit... many of those were dreadful, but they were practise, and any writing is good writing (though not necessarily good writing). These days, aside from the silly bits and challenges, I'm lucky to turn out a poem every couple of months. The rate has actually increased since I've been here though -- I find that being surrounded by passionate people makes a hell of a difference, and inspiration can be found anywhere, even in the Sewer or the Pig's Arse (maybe especially there).

Leanne, I began writing on a few poem-a-day sites and they are indeed good practice. My favorite is still Really Rotten Poetry...where anything went. At first, I used to catch grief, even on that forum, of all places! All-in-all, the practice helped me refine my rhyme and meter. Much of my writing is still pretty rotten, but I have learned to embrace my inner-rot and live with it.

Sid

[billy]

many of the poems i posted here are reworked ones. the poems i've posted since leanne has been here and for a short while before are fresh poems. i'm not averse to remodelling the bathrooms of my poems no matter what their age, i do have a couple i wouldn't touch (well not much anyway)