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 Welcome to the Noticing Newbies Newsletter!
Our goal is to showcase some of our newest Writing.Com Authors and their items. From poetry and stories to creative polls and interactives, we'll bring you a wide variety of items to enjoy. We will also feature "how to" advice and items that will help to jump start the creation process on Writing.com
We hope all members of the site will take the time to read, rate, review and welcome our new authors. By introducing ourselves, reviewing items and reaching out, we will not only make them feel at home within our community, we just might make new friends!
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A Poet's Paradise
Poetry is amazing. It is forgiving, yet requires a balance of word, rhythm, and structure. Then again, it will accommodate a complete breaking of all rules if done well enough.
A poem can cover the simplest of subjects from a blank piece of paper to the overwhelming complexities of life and love.
Poetry will most usually evoke a feeling, both in the writer and the reader. Just to break those conventional rules, a poem can also lack emotion and yet be truly exquisite.
Is it any wonder that so many authors also dabble in poetry, even when they do not consider themselves poets. It is also a playground for every person, with writing interests or not. Bitter playground squabbles, fated love, a persisting illness, or a golden spring day can bring out the poetic voice of any soul.
Poetry is wonderful as is, but is equally at home in a greeting card, letter to a lover, eulogy, novel, picture book...anywhere, really.
An aspiring poet wants to take those raw efforts and develop their abilities, refine their voice. So begins the poet's journey into the wide, rich art form.
What is free form versus traditional and which should an author use? Terms such as meter, rhythm, flow, syllable count, and more dazzle the learner. Punctuation is a mine field of its own - to punctuate or not, that is the question. So many wonderful decisions that can be as rewarding as they can be frustrating.
I am not even going to attempt to answer these issues, but I will tell you where you can find the answers. Right here on Writing.com.
 Start with subscribing to the Poetry Newsletter. It covers everything from specific poets, how to write structured forms, and techniques and tips.
Next you'll want to read some of the poets here who are all following the same poetic path. Read a variety of styles and subjects. Broaden your poetic reading palate and see what appeals and what does not. Try new forms as you come across them. Even if you don't like the form, the practice in following strict formats can bring a new level of understanding for word play and effect to your writer's arsenal.
Join one of the many poetry-related groups. Post in poetry review forums and complete reviews of others' work for a symbiotic relationship. Don't be shy if you need help on a particular aspect. It is ok to ask for specific guidance on whether the syllable count on your freeform poem matters or not. Quite often the answer will depend on what suits the poem and there's nothing like gaining a wide spread of views to help you settle on how the finished poem will look/read.
Write, write, write. Some poems will be whipped up and be in fairly good shape in an hour or two. Others you may labour over for a week, or even a month, and still not be satisfied with the results. As you write more, your skills and perceptions of rhythm and format will grow. Set aside any that just won't come right and go back to them later. A sabbatical from difficult poems can bring fresh insight, or a changed vision of what you want to say.
Explore some of the teaching facilities available here. Several people that I know of (there will be more), have instructional documents on how to construct various forms of poetry. They also have examples. Casting your net wide will help your overall poetic skills, even if you're only interested in writing freeform.
I hope all the non-poets may find some inspiration and help from this newsletter, too. Apply the same concepts to your own field of interest, or perhaps take a closer look at poetry and see how it can enhance your writing.
Thanks for reading.
Puditat
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I have tried to choose a wide variety of poetry: beginning to practised poets, freeform to structured, and on all manner of topics. Enjoy.
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lynnamyakar
Such lovely feedback!  I'm glad you're enjoying your experience here.
I'm sorry if others have asked this before, but how do you become a perfered author? I asked one PA and he (or she, heh, heh, I don't know)said "I'm not sure, but I think it's random. I just logged in one day and I was yellow"
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Promotion to Preferred Author is based on many things. For example: positive activity within the site, minimum of 2 months membership, number and variety of items in your portfolio. This is not a complete list, and there's nothing a person can do to bring about promotion except continue to be an active and pleasant presence here. Our gracious The StoryMaster  and The StoryMistress  keep an eye on what's happening around the site.
This was a great newsletter and very informative.
Celticeagle/km2007
Why, thank you so very much. 
OY! I've been a member since July 30th, I think. Regardless, I find the newsletters both helpful and interesting. It has been less than two months since I started to focus on writing with a disciplined approach. Poetry comes fairly easily, but I wanted to see if I could learn to write decent prose and stories. What I am finding is I seem to work on allowing my descriptions flow out as the story proceeds.
TheDons
It is always awesome to hear how someone is growing their writing, especially with the aid of Writing.com's resources. May your writing continue to reach new levels and bring much satisfaction.
This was an extremely helpful newsletter. Thank you!!
collins96
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