You know all those times our Creative Writing tutors told us that reading your work aloud improves it immensely? I mean, we all know that, but what I've found especially helpful is to record my poems. I've borrowed a voice recorder from uni. I did it because my good buddy Laurie Bolger said she wanted me to send her my poems so that she could put them on her show. So I've been taking extra care to ensure my poems sound as good as they can. It's amazing the words you can take out, and hearing the clunky phrasing. Listening to myself has been the most helpful thing this past week.
And I thought I talked too much.
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