I worked on the draft of Catherine's poem; she is an extraordinary talent and this is an extraordinary poem (and the only way I get into The Hudson Review is by tinkering with the work of more talented friends!!!). I think there is something to be said for exploring the possibilities of this technique--I've done a little bit of it but never embraced it fully, and now I'm thinking it would be worth the effort. I think the hard thing is modifying lines with a purpose as opposed to just sticking rhymes where there fall easily.
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