The lovely Tabatha Yeatts from The Opposite of Indifference has organized a fun/thrilling/terrifying summer project: Summer Poem Swap 2013. I decided to participate, because, well, I know myself. If I have an *assignment* of some sort, I will write so I can “turn it in.” (Is there a 12-step group for former teachers?)How tough could it be to send my beginner level attempts at poetry to other poets with varying amounts of writerly experience? Best case scenario: I get to read a bunch of original poems, gain experience from writing poetry on a deadline, and perhapsnsomeone will offer some helpful …

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