Musings -- on the editor's mind

I write – well scribble at – poetry and I have trouble listening to it or reading it sometimes. True confession. Until I get in the groove, getting into the groove can be hard. Listening can be difficult. Reading with comprehension takes time.

Maybe I am fighting myself, working too hard. Maybe I have more to learn. Maybe I need to relax.

It’s easy to write relax into poetry – that line is a bit poetic – but relaxing can be a struggle without a guide.

Maybe reading, period, much less reading poetry, is hard as we approach the third decade of the 21st century. True readi...