<strong>20% discount </strong>- use Coupon Code <strong>PoetEdit</strong> upon checkout. Poetry should devastate; it should chill and provoke stillness, yet it should inspire and enrage. Poetry is prose from concentrate, but do not add water, do not dilute. <br /><br />I can edit poems for class or a journal submission. I do not look for grammar or punctuation in poems, but the idea behind the words, and then I can help the words clearly express that idea. Sometimes the idea is too obvious, and the language needs to become more specific to your story. Sometimes the poem needs to become less vague and more accessible. It depends on the writer and the poem.<br /><br />I am passionate about reading poetry by new writers and working to improve it, and I am a writer myself. I once wrote an award-winning chapbook, and I learned a lot about refining my own writing during that process. I want to pass on that learning to other writers!<br /><br />I graduated from Smith College with an English major, studio art minor, and poetry concentration. Peer-editing was my favorite part of my poetry classes; I learned how to comment gently yet constructively. I was exposed to many writing styles and levels of talent.<br /><br />You always have the last say in how your work ends up, but I hope to help you find your strongest poetry voice.