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Editing: Poetry Chapbook Developmental Editing

Between May 10th and May 19th, I collaborated with a small team to offer feedback and analysis of poetry in Mark Bennion's chapbook of love poems he wrote for his wife. The manuscript featured twenty-two poems. In my group of five people, we split up the poetry into sections so we could each review four or five poems. We gave feedback, per Dr. Bennion's request, on line breaks, rhythm, imagery, sound, and density. I took down detailed notes on my impressions and concerns with each poem, as well as what I liked and what stood out positively. After looking at our first section of poems during our team-set deadlines, my teammates and I switched sections. We repeated this process, and then we met with Dr. Bennion again to check in, show what we'd completed thus far, and ask if he had any more poems he wanted us to review. We considered an additional eight poems and made suggestions on which to include in the chapbook. We also looked at the order and placement of the poems and gave suggestions there. By May 19th, we had finished our project a day early. We submitted the documents with feedback to Dr. Bennion.

Overall, the planning and preparation of this project included setting goals, setting deadlines, and following through with our teammates, as well as encouraging each other when we were struggling to finish things on time.

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