Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate student and poetry co-editor Nicole Migneault answers a few questions about editing and poetry.
In your view, what’s the most important thing an editor should do, or read for when reviewing submissions?
Poems with a sense of urgency, emotional honesty, and ideally a singular approach to writing intrigue me. I think it’s important as an editor to uplift work that is immersive and holds me in the space of the poem with its unique sensibilities, specificity and attention to the line.
