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Tag Archives: Poetry Editor

Editing Adverbs

A common piece of advice writers get is to ditch the adverbs in their projects. But is that right?

Posted byKaila DesjardinsJune 12th, 2023June 12th, 2023Posted inEditingTags:Adverbs, Copyediting, Editing Adverbs, Editing Tips, Fiction Editor, Freelance Editor, Picture Book Editor, Poetry Editor4 Comments on Editing Adverbs

How Poets Engage Readers

A lot of poets out there may ask themselves, “How can I engage my readers?” There are plenty of ways to go about this, but there are three I always advocate for.

Posted byKaila DesjardinsMay 16th, 2023May 15th, 2023Posted inEditing, Poetry, WritingTags:Editing Tips, Freelance Editor, Poetry, Poetry Editor, Writing TipsLeave a comment on How Poets Engage Readers

What Do Poetry Editors Do?

I was browsing through some of the most asked questions about poetry editing recently, and this one came up: What do poetry editors do? Well, it depends.

Posted byKaila DesjardinsApril 17th, 2023December 8th, 2025Posted inEditing, Poetry, Types of EditingTags:Copy Editing, Copyediting, Developmental Editing, Poetry, Poetry Editor, Proofreading1 Comment on What Do Poetry Editors Do?

Do I Need to Hire a Professional Editor?

It’s common for writers to wonder if they should hire a professional editor for each stage of editing. So… should you?

Posted byKaila DesjardinsFebruary 13th, 2023December 8th, 2025Posted inEditing, PublishingTags:Copyediting, Developmental Editing, Editing Tips, Novel Editor, Picture Book Editor, Poetry Editor, Proofreading1 Comment on Do I Need to Hire a Professional 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!

Posted byKaila DesjardinsJanuary 30th, 2023October 16th, 2025Posted inEditing, Picture Books, Poetry, WritingTags:Poetry, Poetry Editor, Poetry Lingo, Poetry Terminology, Poetry Terms4 Comments on A Guide to Poetry Terminology

Happy New Year! (+ Announcement)

Happy 2023! What better way to kick off the new year than with an exciting adjustment to my offerings.

Posted byKaila DesjardinsJanuary 9th, 2023January 6th, 2023Posted inEditing, Fiction, Picture Books, PoetryTags:Announcement, Freelance Editor, Picture Book Editor, Poetry Editor1 Comment on Happy New Year! (+ Announcement)

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.

Posted byKaila DesjardinsAugust 1st, 2022September 9th, 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Poetry, Poetry Editor, Poetry Styles, Reverse Poem, Types of Poetry1 Comment on Reverse Poems

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.

Posted byKaila DesjardinsJuly 22nd, 2022July 21st, 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Poetry, Poetry Editor, Poetry Styles, Types of Poetry4 Comments on 10 Types of Poetry You Might Not Have Heard Of

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!

Posted byKaila DesjardinsJune 6th, 2022September 26th, 2022Posted inEditing, Update, WritingTags:Copyediting, Developmental Editing, Editing Blog, Fiction Editor, Freelance Editor, Poetry Editor, Proofreading, Writing JourneyLeave a comment on Editing and Writing Updates

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.

Posted byKaila DesjardinsMay 16th, 2022June 8th, 2022Posted inEditing, PoetryTags:Editing Blog, Editing Conventions, Editing Tips, Poetry, Poetry Conventions, Poetry Editor, Proofreading, Proofreading Poetry, Writing ConventionsLeave a comment on Proofreading Poetry

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