How Do I Write a Poem?

Find your voice as a writer. Read — and take note of authors that you enjoy. Use their voices as a template on which you build your own. 

Personally I like to write what I'm feeling. Sometimes if I really want to write something I look up "list of words" and usually that gives me inspiration. Firstly I usually just write what comes to mind. Not worrying about spelling and structure. Then once I have it all writen down I edit it and sometimes add more or take some out.

But really just expirment and find what works for you.

i dont have many suggestions on what to read (since i am much more of a writer than a reader) but heres my thoughts on this.

poetry is a very freeform medium to express yourself. you can format it however and there are very little rules when it comes to it from my knowledge. sometimes, you can use a poetry format that does have a lot of rules, if you want, but you don't have to as poetry can literally be as abstract as you want it.

honestly, go with the flow. write about what you want to write about, like your emotions or something you saw on the street. you can have as much hidden meaning, rhythm, and rhyming as you want. even if thats none. write what sounds good to you.

even if its not "good poetry" if you love your own creation, then i think thats all that will ever matter. besides, we all start somewhere.

ive been writing poetry (and writing in general as a hobby) for about 6 years now, when I started I didnt have any direction whatsoever, I just knew that this was something I needed to do. its like this drive that you have, a feeling held in your chest. you know what its saying but you dont know the words. the poems I wrote then were very bad. most poems are not good, but then again, most poems are beautiful. since i started ive been able to take some classes at my community college on poetry. like any art medium, learning fundamentals is incredibly useful. I was taught about how to utilize line breaks in my poems, I learned about how to use timing and rhymes and prompts and loads of useful stuff. but the best piece of advice ive gotten from a teacher (that admittedly I dont always follow, its a very difficult task to do) is writing a poem every single day.

I know it sounds trite, "oh just keep making art and you get better at it, yeah right" but unfortunately it is true... my skill at this point as a writer is because I spent years writing without thinking. writing from my subconscious, not being overly concerned with the quality. not exactly sharing it with many people. the more you write and grow, you will soon find where you interests and passions lie, you will find what draws you in, what you like to write about, what inspires you.

as for reading, which i am also not consistent with (oof >_<) i say read as much as you can. go to the library and see if they have a section on poetry, spend an afternoon in there reading as much as you feel like it. read things that spark your eye, put them down when they stop grabbing you, but maybe also try to stick through. poetry is a really deep ocean, and you dont learn to swim by staying out of the water.

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I took a creative writing class last sem where my prof was a published poet (and basically made us only write poetry lawl), the lack of rules can sometimes be restricting for some, but poetry is something that can be kind of lawless too. I enjoyed free-verse poetry where you dont have to rhyme or anything.

Absolutely the best way to learn what you like as a writer is to read poetry, I really enjoyed a lot of the poems from Great American Prose Poems: From Poe to the Present, it has a great variety of poets with various writing styles. you can buy copies online, but ik you can find it on archiving sites 2

I love poetry, best of luck with it, glad to hear someone out there is really interested in it.

:P

I took a creative writing class last sem where my prof was a published poet (and basically made us only write poetry lawl), the lack of rules can sometimes be restricting for some, but poetry is something that can be kind of lawless too. I enjoyed free-verse poetry where you dont have to rhyme or anything.

Absolutely the best way to learn what you like as a writer is to read poetry, I really enjoyed a lot of the poems from Great American Prose Poems: From Poe to the Present, it has a great variety of poets with various writing styles. you can buy copies online, but ik you can find it on archiving sites 2

I love poetry, best of luck with it, glad to hear someone out there is really interested in it.

:P

Bare your soul. Describe in details and metaphors your topic of the poem.