How do you know when a poem is finished?
I typically finish a poem within 5-10 minutes. If it makes me laugh when I’m done, it’s finished.
I post it to Open Arts Forum If I read it and think, “what have I done?” The forum community isn’t as hard on me as I am – so far, they’re liked every questionable poem I’ve posted.
I probably rewrite about 7% of my poems because I think they have potential and I can resuscitate them. I’ve written only a couple of poems that turned out to be real clunkers and need to be taken off life support.
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