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.
All you need to do now, though, is get some paper or a computer with a word processor and write. You might prefer to just do this for as long as you need to, but it may be that you prefer to give yourself a time limit. What you should do, though, is keep going without editing or pausing.
It does not matter, at this stage, if you make any mistakes or if anything does just not sound as good as you think it should. Once you are finished, your next step is to look over what you have written and make a note of anything that stands out to you. You can then go on to use these to prompt poems or to arrange them into one poem if that is what you want to do.
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.
This works better if you are more genuine in your words and phrasing. There are, though, some other things to know if you want to avoid your work looking too trite. It is, perhaps, common knowledge that cliches should be avoided if you want to sound fresh and original. Avoid things you have heard so many times as it will be the same way for your reader.
Look at your notes and consider your own metaphors and similes. Thinking this way can take time, but regular writing will help you become more adept at crafting an image. If you want to, you can tackle cliches individually, by taking them, working out what you really want to say and creating a new phrase.
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.
All you need to do now, though, is get some paper or a computer with a word processor and write. You might prefer to just do this for as long as you need to, but it may be that you prefer to give yourself a time limit. What you should do, though, is keep going without editing or pausing.
It does not matter, at this stage, if you make any mistakes or if anything does just not sound as good as you think it should. Once you are finished, your next step is to look over what you have written and make a note of anything that stands out to you. You can then go on to use these to prompt poems or to arrange them into one poem if that is what you want to do.
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.
This works better if you are more genuine in your words and phrasing. There are, though, some other things to know if you want to avoid your work looking too trite. It is, perhaps, common knowledge that cliches should be avoided if you want to sound fresh and original. Avoid things you have heard so many times as it will be the same way for your reader.
Look at your notes and consider your own metaphors and similes. Thinking this way can take time, but regular writing will help you become more adept at crafting an image. If you want to, you can tackle cliches individually, by taking them, working out what you really want to say and creating a new phrase.
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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