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Where should a poet start?
Begin by freewriting. Begin with the seed of your poetry idea; perhaps it’s something as small as an image or a phrase. Force yourself to jot down as many words, ideas, or images as you can without stopping. Keep writing until you’ve filled the entire page with writing ideas or poetic phrases.
What makes for a good poem?
Strong, accurate, interesting words, well-placed, make the reader feel the writer’s emotion and intentions. Choosing the right words—for their meaning, their connotations, their sounds, even the look of them, makes a poem memorable. The words become guides to the feelings that lie between the lines.
Where can I study poetry?
Among other things, students can study poets like Sorley MacLean and W. B. Yeats.
- Yale University. Yale University offers courses on modern poetry and John Milton.
- Open University.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Free Online Poetry Courses At a Glance.
What is the first step to becoming a writer?
The first step to becoming a writer is becoming a great reader. Read. Read everything. Read stuff you know you like and stuff you know you don’t like. Ask the used bookstore owner for a recommendation, ask a friend what the last great book he or she read was, ask a librarian what’s popular lately, and read all three.
How can I become a better poet?
Carry it everywhere you go, so that if you come up with a poem or idea, you can jot it down. You don’t have to write a full poem every time you sit down to write, as many successful poets build their poems like sculptures, by collaging together little fragments of lines, images, and found language from their image journals.
How to get started in poetry writing?
Getting Started 1. Study poetry from every era. If you don’t know Keats from Kerouac, you’re not going to be a successful poet. 2. Write constantly. A successful poet is one who is constantly engaged with poetry, reading, writing, and revising… 3. Keep a poetry image journal. Carry it everywhere
How do you write a good poem?
Read lots, write lots of course too, but assume that your first thoughts are not your best thoughts, so revise, revise, revise and don’t expect every poem to work, because it won’t. Don’t go live in an ivory tower.