Oh, I love this! Thank you for sharing your draft with us and talking us through your revision. I love the craft and the serendipity. I once wrote a poem about being with my husband in the hospital while he was having a stroke, and I called the poem "Emergency." I was struggling with the ending when I looked up the word "emergency" to see if that would help. It had never occurred to me that the literal meaning is "the act of coming out of hiding." He recovered from the stroke, I came out to him, and we got a divorce. So--serendipity on the page.
I love this so much Danusha. I feel kinder toward revision of all types in my life after reading this. Oh yes more please! So grateful for your generosity xo
I love the bit about the hat! I was saying to Ronan yesterday that women get to connect with other women in public the way men don’t as much - sometimes it’s a compliment like that.
Oh, I love this! Thank you for sharing your draft with us and talking us through your revision. I love the craft and the serendipity. I once wrote a poem about being with my husband in the hospital while he was having a stroke, and I called the poem "Emergency." I was struggling with the ending when I looked up the word "emergency" to see if that would help. It had never occurred to me that the literal meaning is "the act of coming out of hiding." He recovered from the stroke, I came out to him, and we got a divorce. So--serendipity on the page.
That's an amazing story! So much hidden in that word....
Thank you for sharing the process of this poem. And I love that you applied the idea of revision to life. So true!
love seeing this process! thank you for sharing - would be fascinating to see the behind-the-scenes for other poems!
Thank you for sharing. I love the hat and the fact that it would not leave the page 👍🏾
I love this so much Danusha. I feel kinder toward revision of all types in my life after reading this. Oh yes more please! So grateful for your generosity xo
I enjoyed learning about your process of making this wonderful poem! I'd like to see more anytime. Thank you, Danusha.
I'll share more drafts!
I love the bit about the hat! I was saying to Ronan yesterday that women get to connect with other women in public the way men don’t as much - sometimes it’s a compliment like that.