I’ve spent about twenty years critiquing poetry. I do it because I love poetry and I like to see good poems develop. I read a poem like I’m watching a tightrope walker. I keep moving line to line thinking good, good, don’t fall.
I’m drawn to great openings, strong line breaks, and tight phrasing that doesn’t lead me too much and possesses subtlety.
What do you look for in a poem and why do you critique?
I’m drawn to great openings, strong line breaks, and tight phrasing that doesn’t lead me too much and possesses subtlety.
What do you look for in a poem and why do you critique?
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson