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"Every poem can be considered in two ways--as what the poet has to say, and as a thing which he makes..."
C. S. Lewis
" Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. "
T. S. Eliot
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Poetry Resolutions
The beginning of the year is a time to reflect and renew. When you consider your writing and poetry, here are some ways to focus those reflections.
Whether you are new at poetry or have been writing poetry for decades, there is always a way to enhance your current poetry skills. Consider some of these:
TOPICS
-Reflections of the past, present, future: Delve into your past and analyze from all ways. Step back and see it with new eyes, or a new perspective. Do the same with your present and future.
-New-to-you topics: What haven't you explored in poetry? Maybe you've never been homeless. I'm blessed to not ever have been in that situation. You'll want to research the topic, ask questions, see some things for yourself before you write, but that's part of the process and, for me, part of what I enjoy about writing.
-Topics that are important to you: Are you passionate about politics, the environment, or even about getting a stop sign put up on your corner. Write about it!
FORMS
-Newer poetry forms: Poetry forms are created constantly. Look for some and try them out!
-New-to-you poetry forms: The list of poetry forms and their variations should keep you busy every day of the year, if you wanted to. Work on some that you've not tried, yet.
-Create a new poetry form or form variation: Take a form, twist it and play with it to see what happens. If a form usually has a traditionally different topic, use its polar opposite. Mess with the rhyme or the line length. Have fun with it!
MUSIC of poetry - Sense of sound
A large part of poetry is the music it makes when you speak it aloud. Play with it, expand on it, create a concert with it. Some ways to do that would be to play with:
-Rhyme
-Alliteration
-Consonance
-Assonance
-Onomatopoeia
IMAGERY - Sense of sight, touch, taste, smell (and sound, but in other ways than above)
Poetry is also about transmitting the images the writer sees in their brain to the reader's brain. Some ways to do that is through:
-Metaphor
-Simile
-Personification
Play with these in your poetry. Practice expanding and entending them.
LAYERS of poetry
Poetry with depth is more powerful. Besides the ways listed above you could also try working on:
-Symbol
-Theme
-Voice
REVISITING older pieces
-Rewrites/edits: Looking at your older writing doesn't mean you have to throw it out. You know more about poetry now. Edit it, and keep both versions and reflect on how you've grown as a writer.
-Different approaches: Some poetry pieces beg to be written from different perspectives or slants. These could become companion pieces.
Whatever your personal resolutions are about your poetry strive to write with purpose and depth. Make every word count.
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