الجمعة، 15 نوفمبر 2013

How To Write Joyful Poems

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By Bonnie Contreras


In both subject and technical form, there are many shapes that poetry can take. Many people enjoy jumping in there with free verse, but a lot of others tend to consider it to be a more intimidating medium than prose tends to be. However, there is no need for it to be this way since, to write joyful poems, an extensive knowledge is not required. In the begin, all you really need to do is sit and write out what you are feeling. The chance to put it together as a poem will come 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.

At this point, do not worry if you make any mistakes or worry if anything does not read like you think it should. When you are done, you will have a chance to read what you have written and circle anything you think stands out. After this, use these excerpts to either prompt new poems or to be put together into one single poem if you think that works.

You have, with this exercise, managed to put down words about your own feelings. This can help you write better poems than if you decided to write something that matches some kind of idea of what evocative poetry should be. You can communicate what you want to see, this way and, in your readers, you can provoke a more genuine emotional response.

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.

From your notes, consider what similes and metaphors you could come up with. This can take a lot more time, but, if you write regularly, you will become better at putting together an effective image. One exercise you could do is to take on individual cliches by taking what they say and making something new.

You should also avoid being too sentimental because, while emotion is good, this is forced and too far. This emotion of yours should be genuine. It does not need to be forced into your poetry and doing so will mean that the reaction the readers have will be less personal. Abstract words are another thing that you should be mindful of, too. The impact of your poetry will be reduced since it is more tangible language that sets up the imagery.

Do not tell your readers you are happy or sad or angry, use concrete imagery to get that feeling across, instead. When you are writing your poem, do not worry too much about editing, yet, however. What matters, to begin with, is that you get something down. The most important thing after that, of course, is to start revising what you have written. Eventually, you will have written the first of many joyful poems to come.




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