hey, Charley... was wondering when you'd be showing up... :)

could you hazzard a guess as to how many of her poems were submitted to newspapers and/or magazines? As opposed to originally published in book form...

The reason I ask is because there has been the implication that each and every published work was the result of long & deliberate labor... which is hardly what I would expect from works done for quick publication in what can be referred to as ephemerial works, such as newspapers and many magazines... which are often subjected to editing prior to printing. Add to that the usual payment was by the word, which hardly encourages brevity when income is on the line.

I'm not suggesting that she didn't care or do her best to sum up her feelings at the time... but I suspect that once it was in a workable form there was little time or inclination to let it sit around for future reworking.

Your opinion would be appreciated.