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out different approaches, and see what app…ay around, try out different approaches, and see what approach works for your style and your topic. Part of the beauty of writing within a given form comes from the tension between allowing the structure to guide your work while also retaining power as the writer to push back against the form when you feel the need.

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Deborah Barchi
Jan 21, 2021

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Well said! Sometimes having the framework feels like a real challenge; other tinn my es it can feel like a jail!

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Deborah Barchi has recently retired from her career as a librarian and now has time to read, explore nature, and write poetry and essays.

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