When Projects Take the Back Seat

How to pick them up again

Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash

Last month, I set a big goal: to publish a poetry collection by the end of this year. I began working with an editor to help me select and organize the pieces into theme.

The story of my relationship with my father as told in verse is not a rush job. Now that I look at my project somewhat objectively (why I can look at it objectively is a…