Make your point
The thing about poetry is that you don’t have to be Wordsworth to write poems. If you like jotting down a few lines and you like what you’ve written then that’s all that really matters. Yes, you can be sure that the purists out there will knock you back. So what, at least you’re doing something creative and the more you can express youself in the written word, the better you become at communicating.
Well that’s my opinion anyway. Poetry really has no boundries, you can write about what ever you want to. So come on get your pen out and be creative.
Inspiration
Expect Great Things
Inspiration comes in many forms and you never really know when or what will inspire you. In my experience you just have to accept that sometimes it’s not going to happen. On the other hand, I find that great inspiration comes when your emotions are high. This could be when you are sad, due to something terrible happening such as a close member of your family or indeed a friend dying. The dreadful 9 11 attack spawned a myriad of beautiful yet poignant poems as did the tragic death of Princess Diana. One thing is certain, if you try to force your work, it will look laboured and you won’t be happy with it. So, when you get any amount of inspiration, even just a single line, write it down and that fantastic mind of yours will work for you when you least expect it.
October 30th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Crafting a Poem – where do you start?
Well I don’t know about you but, when I have been inspired to write a new poem, I start in one of two ways. Either, I will have a general theme to work to or it will be something more specific. If it’s the latter then I normally have a few lines buzzing around my head and I just keep adding bits while doing other stuff. Using this technique allows my creative side to really work on it’s own, it’s not forced and the feels better than sitting down and concentrating on the piece.
This brings to my second method. Actually, I tend to use this even with the passive method described above. I simply sit down and start writing single words, adjectives or nouns, which I might like to use. When I have a decent page of scribble, I just leave it and allow my passive creativity to go to work. After a day or so I can normally have the start of a poem that is worthy of crafting into something that I am happy with.
How do you work?
Rob