Rules from the Kidd

Poetry matures like a good bottle of wine. When it is young if you open it, it may taste sharp or it may be perfect. Time changes the wine both in the bottle and once the cork has been removed. A poem you do not like today, you may well like in a weeks time, or ten years time.

Poetry is a two way experience. There is the experience of the writer who has the meanings and words and rhythms in her head, there is the experience of the reader who brings their own baggage and interpretation to the table, and may find a completely different set of meanings to the writer.

The point is that in addition to editing, poetry just is and changes for both writer and reader on every reading.

Give it a go. You may be surprised.