kristy bowen | writer & book artist

I was recently plotting out a post for Patreon with advice on titling your work as a poet, something I've seen many different kinds of suggestions and guidance-seeking for. It feels important. What to call things we create, because ultimately, the title will always be what readers encounter first, so its our best foot forward.  The first thing rushing in the door that sets the tone and mood for what follows. Occasionally, I come across a decent manuscript with a terrible title for dgp and will usually pass unless I know or have worked with the author in the past and feel comfortable suggesting a new title (though admittedly not everyone is open to such suggestions.)   I actually realized that I am not sure I am the person to write any sort of entry on this subject,  mostly because some of my titles exist long before the poems or works they enfold exist in any form. For smaller projects, its usually something that exists first and I write toward it with some vague con...