Craft: What are editors for?

Thoreau, Kerouac, Roethke, Melville

In my editorial services work I often encounter myths, misconceptions, and magical thinking around issues of writing and publishing poems.

For example, during a consultation a client asks about voice: “I was taught that once you find your narrator’s voice, you should stick with it.” The answer to this is: No. Everyone contains a multitude of voices. The…