"In particular, the poet should scrutinize every word to make sure it is the best word in its particualr place, for it is very easy in the heat of writing to put down an approximation of what one means in order to get on with the poem. Such hasty choices should be reconsidered, and the precise word substituted for them.
"Care must be taken, however, not to spoil the spontaneity - or impression of sponteneity - of the original version of the poem in rewriting it."
- The Poet's Manual and Rhyming Dictionary by Frances Stillman
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Date: 2006-07-31 02:33 pm (UTC)"Care must be taken, however, not to spoil the spontaneity - or impression of sponteneity - of the original version of the poem in rewriting it."
- The Poet's Manual and Rhyming Dictionary by Frances Stillman