Susan
I see "voice" as being an ability to adapt to the content--to become one with the mood. It can be restrained and controlled or strong--whatever--and I think that there is always some element of the writer in any mood. That's not a matter of choice. I think the greatest danger we face is to try to please everybody which can remove those important eccentricities which give life to a poem. It's good that you have a strong voice. I always find you very secure in your phrasing and certain about what it is you want to say. I admire that quality in your writing.
I think we need this dramatic talent whether we are writing a cool abstract poem, a poem about landscape or a poem about people. It's what makes the reader believe the poem.
Janet
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