giving things a bit more pique
Jul. 18th, 2008 08:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
novapsycheDuring my last revision frenzy, some of my revisions encompassed nothing more than retitling a piece.
Usually, I'm pretty good at picking out apropros or odd/intriguing titles. However, some of my poems continue to labor under such bland names as "Adversity", "Definition", and "Solace".
One of these pieces, "Consolation of a Daughter", recently became "Instant Karma". Not a great improvement in terms of turning into something other than an abstract noun, but it's at least a bit zippier.
My best retitling went into rendering "Observation" (which was a perfectly appropriate name) into "Jellied Cake". Isn't that much more, well, appetizing?
Usually, I'm pretty good at picking out apropros or odd/intriguing titles. However, some of my poems continue to labor under such bland names as "Adversity", "Definition", and "Solace".
One of these pieces, "Consolation of a Daughter", recently became "Instant Karma". Not a great improvement in terms of turning into something other than an abstract noun, but it's at least a bit zippier.
My best retitling went into rendering "Observation" (which was a perfectly appropriate name) into "Jellied Cake". Isn't that much more, well, appetizing?