Sublime

idiosyncratic

erudition.

They still retained the shape of À la recherche du temps perdu, but they had evolved—no, that word implied a gradual unfolding, and this was sudden, a mutation or a rift, pages ripped from their cover by some Tokyo crafter who’d retooled Proust into something altogether new.

The editor is required to set ego aside. Ego pridefully attaches to individual elements of a work. The editor’s role is to remain unattached and see beyond these passions to find unity and balance.

We recognize aspects unnoticed before.

The editor steps back, views the work holistically, and supports its full potential. The editor is the professional in the poet.

Harmony

Introduction

too much insider language