Sometimes you reach the end of a poem and realize you were reading quickly, as if the lines were trying to get somewhere without you. I like leaving room for a second pass. It can change what you notice, even when the words stay exactly the same.
Let The First Reading Land
On the first read, listen for the movement of the words. Notice where a line break makes you pause, where the sound shifts, or which phrase you remember after you look away.
You don’t have to decide what every image means right away. Let the first impression be an impression; it is part of reading, not a mistake to correct.
Return To One Line
When you read again, choose one line that caught your attention and spend a moment with it. Read it beside the line before it, then beside the line after it. A small change in pace can make the words feel different.
That’s one way to meet my poems here: not by searching for a single correct answer, but by noticing what you carry with you. If a line stays in your mind after you close the page, that is a good place to begin.
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