07-07-2016, 11:31 PM
I don't think there is any correct way to handle revision or any universal way to apply it. If someone notes something, say a cliche, in something I've written, I am going to attempt to revise that as soon as possible. Obviously, I don't want any cliches hanging about in my poem and it is usually a pretty easy fix. Same thing with basic punctuation, line breaks maybe some overmodification, etc. There are usually pretty simple fixes to these types of problems. Someone recently said that one of my poems read like it came from a Chinese poem factory. Issues like this can be more difficult to address and will take time, separation, some thought, etc.
As a reader, I have often spent hours on a single poster's poem and returned multiple times if the poem sparked my interest or if the writer was doing interesting things in the revision process or if the poster and raised some interesting dialogue. On the same note, I have posted once, read the revision and felt completely disengaged by it so never returned.
As a reader, I have often spent hours on a single poster's poem and returned multiple times if the poem sparked my interest or if the writer was doing interesting things in the revision process or if the poster and raised some interesting dialogue. On the same note, I have posted once, read the revision and felt completely disengaged by it so never returned.