How much better it seems now
than when it is finally done–
the unforgettable first line,
the cunning way the stanzas run.
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Hi Dana, Liked your poem about poem writing. For another take on this subject see my poem Driving Alone Through the Sand Hills of Nebraska. or if you have questions, I tackle some tough ones in So Many Questions.
Rubbish. Thats Gioia making a convenient excuse for his banalities. -LP
Hi Dana, I loved the following: No jumble box of imagery dumped glumly in the reader's lap or elegantly packaged junk the unsuspecting must unwrap. Just so true and so eloquently penned... you speak my thoughts. Thanks Deva
You are interesting, especially with the way youn look at things so close. Nice works.
Clear and conversational. For me a new poem is much better when done.