There is a reason why writers like the word “craft.” They evoke it as a kind of one-word incantation, a defense against chaos: the visionary writer-as-carpenter who frames the room to hold that elusive animal, the dream. Craft is reassuring because craft can be learned. It’s something that can be done. A writer can study … Continue reading How Fetishizing ‘Craft’ Can Get in the Way of a Good Poem