I started off writing for the page - the shape of the lines and the
stanzas - but I seem to go better by ear. I try to get something like my
speaking voice, hesitations and all, but disciplined though syllable
count. That discipline leads to interesting places with line-breaks, too.
> Thank you, Doug, and I may play with this a bit --
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> it raises a question for me, though: I write for the page, as well as for
> the ear. That is, I notice how it *looks* on the page, and try to address
> both sound/ rhythm and form with my line breaks. Your suggestion, of course,
> would require an entire reworking to accomplish this.
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> I know that not everyone writes this way.
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> I'm wondering what others consider as they write?
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