Reply To: Words are not just words for me

[Susan Katz]

Thank you for submitting this powerfully conceived, passionately written poem about your relationship with “words.”  As a poet and author, I understand the role words/word combinations play in our lives and you have captured that beautifully with a variety of strong, compelling images.  I do think you should go back over your poem, very carefully, and tighten some of your images.  For example, “Threads” would not be “wired” together – they would be “knit” together or “woven” together.  These are small adjustments that would, I think, elevate your poem.  I will definitely be considering it for Featured Poem of the Week.  Good job – well written – and passionate, in the way poetry must be, to be poetry.  Your friend in poetry, Susan