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Hey, everyone! I’m not sure I’ve ever posted on a poetry thread before, but I’ve been randomly writing poems this year and thought I’d come over to discuss with the people who are more experienced than I 🙂

First question: how does one go about editing poetry, especially when you aren’t using a particular form?

Second: Just looking for some feedback on a poem I’ve written recently (chosen at random), as I am considering the possibility of submitting on Story Embers this year.

Note: I wrote this about a month ago… the only edit it has undergone was to ensure each stanza had the same number of lines. Thanks in advance to all willing to help out 🙂

 

I have never thought of

Writing

As a sort of music,

Lyrics to the tune of the heart.

 

Your fingers may

Glide

Across the keys,

The same as a pianist.

 

The words may simply

Flow

The same way music

Escapes from one’s breath.

 

I live and breath

Words

As some live and breath

Rhythm and arpeggios.

 

What if we all created

As breathlessly as musicians?