Roll up your sleeves, writer. In this post, we’re going deep on recrafting! A good poem takes quite a bit of polishing. As poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge famously said, ‘poetry = the best words in the best order’.
Tinkering with a poem is a bit like completing a jigsaw puzzle. The easiest way to start on a jigsaw is to sort the pieces first. Sometimes different jigsaw pieces have been stuffed in the wrong box. As you sort through, you realise what doesn’t belong. We can approach a poem in the same way. Use the slideshow below to help you sort your work.
Great, now that’s sorted, you can work on stimulating the reader’s imagination and emotions. Check out the images below for a few ideas.
Read over your work again and alter anything that’s not working. Finally, try editing for form and structure.
What do you think of your polished poem? I bet it’s amazing! Hey, since you’re here, why not submit it! https://poetry-fridays.com/submission-guidelines-2/
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