POETRY WRITING
How to Write a Poem, in 7 Steps
Devise a Topic. The easiest way to start writing a poem is to begin with a topic. ...
Journal. At this point, you've got a topic for your poem. ...
Think About Form. ...
Write the First Line. ...
Develop Ideas and Devices. ...
Write the Closing Line. ...
Edit, Edit, Edit!
“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.”
—Former US Poet Laureate Rita Dove
POETRY CONVEYS FEELING
People sometimes imagine poetry as stuffy, abstract, and difficult to understand. Some poetry may be this way, but in reality poetry isn’t about being obscure or confusing. Poetry is a lyrical, emotive method of self-expression, using the elements of poetry to highlight feelings and ideas.
A poem should make the reader feel something.
In other words, a poem should make the reader feel something—not by telling them what to feel, but by evoking feeling directly.
POETRY WRITING
How to Write a Poem, in 7 Steps
Devise a Topic. The easiest way to start writing a poem is to begin with a topic. ...
Journal. At this point, you've got a topic for your poem. ...
Think About Form. ...
Write the First Line. ...
Develop Ideas and Devices. ...
Write the Closing Line. ...
Edit, Edit, Edit!
“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.”
—Former US Poet Laureate Rita Dove
POETRY CONVEYS FEELING
People sometimes imagine poetry as stuffy, abstract, and difficult to understand. Some poetry may be this way, but in reality poetry isn’t about being obscure or confusing. Poetry is a lyrical, emotive method of self-expression, using the elements of poetry to highlight feelings and ideas.
A poem should make the reader feel something.
In other words, a poem should make the reader feel something—not by telling them what to feel, but by evoking feeling directly.