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Craft: How to organize a poetry manuscript

Craft: How to organize a poetry manuscript

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Sean Singer
Feb 20, 2021
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People often seek out my Editorial Services for help putting the poems in a manuscript in the correct order. As with everything else involved making poems, the order of poems in a book requires careful thought and attention. It can be challenging for a writer to gain enough objectivity to do it themselves. I’m here to help. 

Some poetry manuscripts displ…

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