Saturday 31 March 2018

Shannon Quinn : part two

How do you know when a poem is finished?

A poem has to rest for a while after it has been written. I go through a few drafts, sometimes many. I’m pretty merciless with my editing process but at some point I begin to understand the truth of the piece. I ask myself…is it truthful, do I know it as such in my heart? This may be a response to the fact that I am a fan of magic realism so I need to make sure the piece has solid bones. I also need to read it out loud , ideally to more than just myself.

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