Quite, took me aback too. Maybe dear Ruth tries too hard. Hope to meet you
in Oxford by the way.
bw
James
>From: Sally Evans <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: An overwhelming thankyou
>Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:48:54 +0100
>
> A friend told me
> > about an article Ruth Padell wrote recently about writing poetry and
> > suggesting that poems need 100+ drafts and should be left to mature
> > sometimes.
>
>I think they only need 100 plus drafts if you're trying to write a "poem"
>not if you're respnding to the world as a poet. I think a coupla drafts
>while you iron out problems, if they can be ironed out - often they can't.
>
>I have had poems that felt like they took 100 plus drafts ( I am sure sixty
>drafts would be a vast number) but then they never got there at all...
>
>bw
>SallyE
> >
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