“for ________.” What does that mean? Not to be callous or myopic. But I wonder about the word choice—“for”—and the implications of such an often-used format. Perhaps I am over-thinking this. I realize this gesture is probably a way to acknowledge that person’s/people’s patience as the writer worked on the manuscript and during the work […]
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Why I do not tend to favor one-word titles
March 18, 2014 by
At times, I do use one-word titles for poems. I do. But I am a bit hesitant to do so, for a few reasons. For one, one-word titles for poems are plentiful, and some words are used plentifully. “Nocturne” would be an example of this. (Which, I admit, I titled a poem some years ago.) […]
Thoughts on titles
March 18, 2014 by
The titles of poems can have a variety of purposes (or possibly purposelessness). Sometimes they are the last thing written. Sometimes they are the first thing. Sometimes they will be an “untitled.” A title can be brief. A title can be one word, a phrase, a sentence—a title could push the boundaries of normative forms […]