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Edit or don't edit - we are asking the wrong qustion

in Poetry Discussion

So I have been listening to Conversing with Poets and listen to discussion on editing. It is not whether you edit or don't edit but what purpose has editing. The songs that survive over decades, well past the fad, have a synchronising between musical structure, the sound of the words and to a lesser extent these lyrics meaning. So editing should be to work out the kernel to the poem, what is it's message: then is the structure, sound of the words and there meaning synchronised to convey to you that message. What others make your poem you cannot dictate so responsible for it. Love to hear others comments

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Mark Keller

Mar 24

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For me, finding the rhythm, music, word choice, line, satnza or no, how the poem feels to me, whether I can accept it as it’s written—if not, chop and hack and re-shape it—and if I can, jump for joy! Editing, to me, doesn’t exist. I call it the fun of playing with the language and uncovering the mysteries and complete awakenings to meaning that wash over me. When something feels complete, as in: it’s at a point of no return, then I can breathe. Later, when I re-read it: I wrote THAT??? I know I’ve won the lottery when I’ve stripped off all the extraneous stuff and gotten to the heart. It beats with a rhythm and sense that floods me with endorphins!