Poetry challenges me in my own writing process. When I’m writing an initial draft of a manuscript, I’m mostly attempting to get the story out of my head onto paper. It’s not necessarily going to be this beautiful language that convinces you that I have any ability to write at all. But it’s those later drafts where things really start to come alive, and often, I’ve read some poetry in between.

the craftAshley M. ColemanApril 21, 2024writing, poetry, national poetry month, alive at the end of the world, saeed jones, victoria fordComment