for me as soon as the poems are published. They're basically done; they're as good (more or less) as they're going to be. I consider each of them as works of the highest genius the day that I finish it, and possibly for a few days afterward. Then more and more I tend to see the flaws. Whatever it was that got my blood going enough to think I was on the right track fades a bit. I still feel okay about it but not as thrilled. That's good, I think. [--David Yezzi]from News By Us: Memorable Speech: An Interview with David Yezzi
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Hi Rus
An interesting comment. I think most poems are pretty good, some better than others, when I first finish them, too. A brief love affair sets in. I pull out some after a year or two and still feel okay about them. I pull out the majority and say 'how did I ever this this crap was any good?'.
whoops..THINK this crap. Typo
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