Squaretable Seminars

I think I’ll try extending a metaphor throughout a poem instead of just using a line of comparison. It sounds pretty challenging having to keep both the literal and metaphorical meanings visible to the reader. It definitely will help to make a list of the vocabulary of the image first.

I liked the line about similes singing because sometimes a phrase just works on its own because of how it sounds, not just for how it makes a surprising connection to the subject.

I realize that using figurative language takes practice, and patience, but it’s often hard for me to revise poetry because I don’t want to mess with the emotion I wrote down in the first place. When I do decide to keep working though, it’s a thrill to see where the poem goes.