The grappling with craft to turn it into art?
Your self-worth? Your
self-expression? Your sense of identity?
Likes and shares on social
media?
Your Mum? Your muse? Your mentor? Your need for a job in C.W.? Funding? Prizes? Publication?
Is your poetry simply for yourself? If so, why do you bother
to seek publication? For a sense of validation?
Your readers? But who are they?
Where are they? Why might they want to read your poems? How might you reach
them? Do you care about them?
There’s a note from the poet, “Seeking joy”, which starts, “I was in my
late teens when I was assaulted, but I’ve only started talking about what
happened ...
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