Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Five: New Redrafting Ideas

The dVerse Poets Pub prompt for Poetics is Blue Tuesday. Sarah challenges us to write Blue poems which gave me an idea for another redraft, “Put a color on it.” This a great way to think about revising to emotion as well. When you’ve identified the mood and emotion you want your poem to convey,Continue reading “Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Five: New Redrafting Ideas”

Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Four: More Redrafting

Preparing for today’s redrafting After all my redrafts, I plan to make my final choices and send a draft off for some feedback. I plan to try both Scribophile and Poetry Free for All. Both of these sites expect you to give feedback before you post asking for feedback, so I thought I would getContinue reading “Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Four: More Redrafting”

Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Three: Redrafting

The poem as I left it last: She stares out the kitchen window An impression arrests fruit flies in kitchen sinks full of ideasfrozen mid-irritation, like tinnitus of Meniere’s before the dizzying vertigostepping out of a spiral, the view becomes clear, as if finallyfinding the source of wafting, permeating decay Contentment empties the glue ofContinue reading “Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Three: Redrafting”

Revising Poetry: Creating a process

A Seed of Hope The seed yet planted has potentialit may be the one to burst into sproutthe tiny green hope watched by the discerning eyenot ignored as the yellow flowers in the garden,the kale gone to seed soon composted to clear the way That quadrille (a poem of 44 words) in response to today’sContinue reading “Revising Poetry: Creating a process”

#WriterinMotion Week Two: revision plan

For once, I overwrote. I have a story that needs to be told in less than half as many words, so I thought I’d spend a little time and create a plan for this first revision. This Week’s Revision Plan First steps: print out the story read aloud highlight best lines/parts cross out parts IContinue reading “#WriterinMotion Week Two: revision plan”