Editing a Poetry Manuscript

by another poet that's almost there, but just needs a little push--brings such a good feeling.

I feel in a humble way like Quincy Jones, who was a great musician but also produced and brought along so many other talents.

I've been working on a prose manuscript by another fine author, along with two poetry manuscripts.

It's very rewarding, but I can't keep it up for long. It means I don't get to write my own poems, and I don't get to do any outside reading for fun.

But doing the editing is good for poets. It is a way, when it goes right, to make communion in this spritual calling. I also have been blessed with some good editors.