I think that observation that sometimes going back and "finishing" (as in "to polish") a poem can take away the emotional fire that inspired it in the first place. I've re-read poems I wrote 30 years ago and it brings back that raw emotion. How do I touch it without losing that?
Of course that presumes that same emotion is being communicated to the reader. I guess that's why it's necessary to get constructive feedback, to find out if you got that emotion across to someone else?
Sooner or later, the writer has to let go.
I think that observation that sometimes going back and "finishing" (as in "to polish") a poem can take away the emotional fire that inspired it in the first place. I've re-read poems I wrote 30 years ago and it brings back that raw emotion. How do I touch it without losing that?
Of course that presumes that same emotion is being communicated to the reader. I guess that's why it's necessary to get constructive feedback, to find out if you got that emotion across to someone else?