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Tag Archives: Poetry Editor
A Guide to Poetry Terminology
I realize that, as an editor of verse, I often throw around lingo that not everyone knows. So I figured it would be a good idea to cover some basic poetry terms in a handy-dandy guide you can come back to!
Types of Editing 2.0
Depending on the editor you ask, where said editor works, and how they edit, you might get slightly different answers around the types of editing. To make things simple, I’m going to look at the four types you’re likely to come across in your editing journey.
Happy New Year! (+ Announcement)
Happy 2023! What better way to kick off the new year than with an exciting adjustment to my offerings.
Reverse Poems
I got really deep into the whole researching-poetry-styles hole these last couple of weeks, and while I was in that hole, I recalled a style that I love reading: the reverse poem.
10 Types of Poetry You Might Not Have Heard Of
Here in Canada, I grew up hearing and learning about certain types of poems, but what we’re taught in school is just a fraction of the poetry styles out there. Here are 10 types of poetry you might be unfamiliar with.
Editing and Writing Updates
Got a short and sweet post for you today, just a few updates I want to let you know about. Come take a look!
Proofreading Poetry
This week we’re diving a little more into something I said a couple weeks ago: how proofreading sometimes deals with more suggestions than concretes when it comes to poetry.
Editing Poetry vs. Editing Prose
I’ve touched on this already, but it’s still something that’s fascinating to me and that I’m constantly thinking about: editing poetry and editing prose are two different things. Ok, not entirely, but they’re different enough for me to notice. Let’s take a look!
Songs as Poetry
Happy National Poetry Month! In honour of it, I thought I’d do something a little more fun than the solely instructional things I’ve been doing the last few weeks. So . . . poetry and songs!