Poetry takes many shapes, both in subject and technical form. While some people keenly throw themselves into it with free verse, others might find it more intimidating as a medium than prose. It does not have to be this way, however, as you do not need an extensive knowledge to write joyful poems. To begin with, it really is as simple as sitting down and writing out your feelings. Put it together as a poem, later.
For now, just sit in front of a blank piece of paper or an empty page on a word processor and just write. Either do this for a set amount of time or just until you feel that you have written enough. The key here, though, is to do it without pausing and without editing yourself.
Do not worry, at this point, where anything does not sound as good as you would like, or if you make any mistakes. When you are done, the next thing to do is to take a look at what you have and note anything that you feel stands out. You can use these to arrange into a poem if you feel it works, or you can take individual phrases to prompt its own poem.
This exercise has helped you capture something important about your own feelings. This, in the end, will help you produce better content than trying to craft something that sounds like you think good poetry ought to be. This will help you put across what you want to say, as well as elicit an emotional response from your readers.
If you are more genuine in your words, they will be more genuine in their emotion. There are more things to know, however, when it comes to helping your work look less trite. If you want to sound original and fresh, you should, of course, avoid known cliches. This means things that you have heard too many times because the same will have gone for your reader.
Look over your notes and think of your own similes and metaphors. This can take more time, but doing it regularly will ensure that you become better at writing poetry and creating an image. Tackle individual cliches, if you want to, by looking at what they say and coming up with something new to say that.
You should also keep in mind that, while emotion is good, you should make sure to avoid sentimentality. You want your emotion to be genuine. Do not force it into your poems and the audience will have a more personal reaction to them. Another thing to remember is to not use too many abstract words. These detract from the impact of your poem as tangible imagery will elicit more for readers.
Concrete images are better than just telling your readers that you are sad, angry or happy. You should also, as you write, not be too concerned about editing, as you write, as you can come back to that. You should just work on putting something down on the paper. After this, you should revise what has been written. When you are finished, this will be the first of the joyful poems you will, hopefully, write.
For now, just sit in front of a blank piece of paper or an empty page on a word processor and just write. Either do this for a set amount of time or just until you feel that you have written enough. The key here, though, is to do it without pausing and without editing yourself.
Do not worry, at this point, where anything does not sound as good as you would like, or if you make any mistakes. When you are done, the next thing to do is to take a look at what you have and note anything that you feel stands out. You can use these to arrange into a poem if you feel it works, or you can take individual phrases to prompt its own poem.
This exercise has helped you capture something important about your own feelings. This, in the end, will help you produce better content than trying to craft something that sounds like you think good poetry ought to be. This will help you put across what you want to say, as well as elicit an emotional response from your readers.
If you are more genuine in your words, they will be more genuine in their emotion. There are more things to know, however, when it comes to helping your work look less trite. If you want to sound original and fresh, you should, of course, avoid known cliches. This means things that you have heard too many times because the same will have gone for your reader.
Look over your notes and think of your own similes and metaphors. This can take more time, but doing it regularly will ensure that you become better at writing poetry and creating an image. Tackle individual cliches, if you want to, by looking at what they say and coming up with something new to say that.
You should also keep in mind that, while emotion is good, you should make sure to avoid sentimentality. You want your emotion to be genuine. Do not force it into your poems and the audience will have a more personal reaction to them. Another thing to remember is to not use too many abstract words. These detract from the impact of your poem as tangible imagery will elicit more for readers.
Concrete images are better than just telling your readers that you are sad, angry or happy. You should also, as you write, not be too concerned about editing, as you write, as you can come back to that. You should just work on putting something down on the paper. After this, you should revise what has been written. When you are finished, this will be the first of the joyful poems you will, hopefully, write.
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