When I transcribe a poem from a notebook or recording device it's not unlike deadheading a lilac bush or rhododendron. I shear away words, punctuation. I change line breaks. I abandon rhymes, or I see new possibilities for them. Or perhaps you could say it’s like abandoning or just plain losing baggage at an airport.
How deadheading a lilac is like making a poem
How deadheading a lilac is like making a poem
How deadheading a lilac is like making a poem
When I transcribe a poem from a notebook or recording device it's not unlike deadheading a lilac bush or rhododendron. I shear away words, punctuation. I change line breaks. I abandon rhymes, or I see new possibilities for them. Or perhaps you could say it’s like abandoning or just plain losing baggage at an airport.