Paukan & Gloomboy
Hey, I've been thinking about how to structure a poem as a kind of tactical map—each stanza a move, each line a resource. Ever tried planning a verse like a battle plan?
Sure, I once tried to plot a poem like a campaign map. It sounded clever until the lines all surrendered and the strategy turned into a list of dead ends. Planning is fine, just don't let the creativity become a spreadsheet.
Sounds like you let the art get stuck in a queue of data. Maybe try leaving a few blanks in the grid, give the lines room to move. Then the map can actually win instead of just collecting points.
Sounds like a good plan, but I still worry the blanks will just sit there, empty and ignored. Maybe they'll become the real secret weapon… or just another gap in the wall.