#how to write poetry

[abrighterspark]

rule 1: begin with a thought (as if it’s some kind of law)

rule 2: merge all of the ‘you’-s (as if only one did the hurt)

rule 3: make sure it’s short (as if you’ve said all you came here to say)

rule 4: don’t say who it’s for (hope that will tempt them to stay)

[ishanispoems]

10 Poem Writing Prompts

Have you ever been in love?

Do you believe in love?

What's the meaning of love?

What's the definition of art?

Are you a good person?

What does it mean to be a good person?

Is that ("good guy" of a famous book/movie/etc..) really a good person?

If so, how are they a good person.

What's poetry?

Is poetry art?

[friendlyirony]

[sandramiksaauthor]

How to Start Writing Poetry (5 Helpful Tips🫀)

[peachynm]

I have exciting news! I’m now teaching on Skillshare and just uploaded my class How to Write Extraordinary Poetry. If you want to learn with me, this link will give you one month free to the entire site. I’ll talk to you on Skillshare!

[izzylovesyou2022]

How To Write Poetry~ Original Poem

[nicholasandriani]

How to Write Poetry for Beginners: A Masterclass on Craft, How to Read Poetry, and How to live Poetically

Welcome, aspiring poets! If you have a passion for words and a desire to express yourself through verse, then this e-learning unit on writing poetry is perfect for you. Who would benefit from this course? Beginner poets who want to learn the fundamentals of poetry, including form, meter, and rhyme. Experienced poets who want to hone their craft and experiment with new techniques and…

[samthechaotic]

You were surprised, when you found out about my early education. then you asked, "you were there too?" It was a question, but my heart thought it was a song. Symphonies were playing in my head. and my eyes blurred everything , everything but you. I answered and questioned. You talked, smiled, and laughed. I melted, laughed, and exploded from the sheer joy and happiness that kept piling up in me, like the flaming orange lava inside of a sleeping volcano. You walked away holding what I think was part of my happiness. and every now and then, I listen deeply to my heart and find out that it's beating on the rhythm of your laughter.

Sourire.

[batgovernor]

Ekphrastic poem: Jenna Le, 'Patti Smith, 1976'

Ekphrastic poem: Jenna Le, ‘Patti Smith, 1976’

This photo, black-and-white, where Mapplethorpe portrays his dark-mopped ex in profile, seated nude on wooden floorboards, knees drawn up to hide her breasts to hide her nipples, heated by the sideways radiator pipes on which she rests her palms, her bulging ribs a set of parallel oblique gray stripes rippling her bare white skin, unsmiling lips a short flat line– these were my first parameters,…

[words-and-coffee]

Alice Te Punga Somerville, Always Italicise: How to Write While Colonised - Kupu rere kē

[ID: A poem titled: Kupu rere kē. [in italics] My friend was advised to italicise all the foreign words in her poems. This advice came from a well-meaning woman with NZ poetry on her business card and an English accent in her mouth. I have been thinking about this advice. The convention of italicising words from other languages clarifies that some words are imported: it ensures readers can tell the difference between a foreign language and the language of home. I have been thinking about this advice. Marking the foreign words is also a kindness: every potential reader is reassured that although you're expected to understand the rest of the text, it's fine to consult a dictionary or native speaker for help with the italics. I have been thinking about this advice. Because I am a contrary person, at first I was outraged — but after a while I could see she had a point: when the foreign words are camouflaged in plain type you can forget how they came to be there, out of place, in the first place. I have been thinking about this advice and I have decided to follow it. Now all of my readers will be able to remember which words truly belong in -[end italics]- Aotearoa -[italics]- and which do not.

Next image is the futurama meme: to shreds you say...]

(Image ID by @bisexualshakespeare)

[rozmorris]

The fierce imperative to create - poet and novelist Alan Humm

Alan Humm has been in the creative arts all his life. He’s the driving force behind the poetry magazine One Hand Clapping, which has featured well-known authors such as Hilary Mantel, Ali Smith and Colm Toibin next to those who are less well known. This year he has several projects of his own that are finally coming to blossom – a collection of poetry, and, most recently, his debut novel, The…

[cymonelachelle]

There is Magic in the Garden

Cymone Lachelle There is a spotted white and black beetleperched on the cucumber plantThe arms of the tomato plant leanwith the weight of its juicy fruitA black and white bumble beedarts between leavesA bird sings in the distanceas the wind blows the grassThere is peaceThere is magic in the garden

[mongreldyke]

nothin' quite like how a dog loves

let dead dogs lie - silas denver melvin // red dog - elizabeth frink // how to be a dog - andrew kane // domestication syndrome - dhole b // no origin found // for your own good - leah horlick // it will come back - hozier // pleasure - beth cavener // i am a dog. i have blood all over my teeth. - sciencedfiction // same poem as directly previous

[friendlyirony]

Rhetorical devices

[feral-ballad]

Marie Howe, from What the Living Do; “Watching Television”

[sunshinesere]

Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone / This is How You Lose the Time War