How To Write Poetry

[writerise]

Pulped Poetry, smiles. Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Haiku: What Is It? Haiku, hi-coo, is poetry from the Japanese culture. Let's look at the classic form. The poem is three lines. Five syllables sit in line one, seven syllables in line two, and five syllables situate themselves in the last line. Traditionally, the theme is centered on nature.

[pulpedpoetry]

I love writing come visit me! =D

[aberdown]

You will learn absolutely nothing from this robot!

[writerise]

@aberdown Learn from actual writing. Smiles.

[aberdown]

@writerise Learn from reading and rythmn.

Buy a drum establish the beat and keep it good bad or just plain awful it,s still poetry.

[writerise]

@aberdown Smiles.

[Mystery13Cat]

it is insulting this and all the other videos on how to write poetry.

i'm a scientist(apprentice)and i desiccate things but a poem and the art behind it?that is equal to getting who wrote the poem and lay him/her on a table, get a rusty blunt knife and start cutting him/her open just to understand who he/she is!

i write poetry because i feel like it,i create films for me and top attack what i consider to be wrong.you all who think poetry is a science are wrong and i should kill you all for that

[xtremesports14]

i think poetry is something u dnt think about it is like crying on paper and u feel out ur feelings thats what i think......



[writerise]

@xtremesports14 That's an interesting way of looking at poetry. Smiles.

[aletheus]

@xtremesports14 thats what you think, but what do you FEEL? ;-P

[crystalwalls]

@xtremesports14 crying? could you be laughing instead, or smiling?

[purehotup]

@xtremesports14 I like that. That makes sense

[geoffrz450]

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[writerise]

@geoffrz450 The English Web Site sounds like a good opportunity.

[writerise]

Interesting.

[httrthnhtclrthncl]

hickory dickory dock three mice went up the clock the clock struck one and the other two escaped with minor injuries

[writerise]

My book, Piece Of Life, was published in 2007. I've always been a fiction and non-fiction writer, but enjoy poetry as well.

[Ecdysiast96]

I know you write poems, why can't I read them? ( sigh) they are No Where!

[TheHoneyShow]

The Mouse Fight

I went to my house

And saw a mouse

Frightened I ran to my room

and grabed a broom

I whacked it and poke it then whacked it again

thats when I had a big fat grin!

Happily I walked to trow it away

then went back to my room where I tiredly lay!

---Sarah Tyannah McWhite---O-lay

[writerise]

@TheHoneyShow  I enjoyed the poem, thank you.

[bryngOneOn]

my point i see i forgot to finally make about the measure of greatness, is that u say " if enough People see it as great" i instead say as although it's subjective it only takes one person with a tuned mind to see the greatness. greatness can't be judged by the number of people who think it's great, just look at what was number one in the music charts last week. two idiot twins called Jedward who covered ice ice baby by vanilla ice, lots bought it but that dosnt make it a great song, rap ,poetry

[writerise]

I agree, it just takes one person.

[bryngOneOn]

u say. if enuf people see greatness then greatness can be achieve, true i guess relatively, but what many people seem to negate is that creative writing is a two way street. for something to be great it needs one person with a mind to write and another with a mind to read, for example you could write the most evocative, colourful tract ever and if you gave it to a 4 year old it would mean nada to them. in a way the reader's mind is more important than the writers

[bryngOneOn]

it so annoys me that poetry in itself is held up as an art form and a high art form at that, i thought that art was a way of conveyance that can not be achieved with words. it is a worthy form when it's part of something else, like poetic prose within say a novel, but if your trying to convey an idea or feeling, in poetry you r then restricted by words fitting into the rythmn and perhaps a lesser degree ryhme, so a perfect line is at best a lucky meeting of allowances. it is a flawed medium

[writerise]

What matters is you tried.

[Schimoen]

you should be in front of a cat

you should just try to put on a hat

then and when did a hen steal a pen

whats the thing, or does you sing?

please come with me in a socket and give jelly to my rocket

the grandmat then said bed, and i hurt my head.

the end.

[colorslife777]

thanks ;)

[writerise]

You're welcome.

[writerise]

Greatness is in the eye of the beholder. True greatness can't be measured. What you see as great differs from what I, he, or she sees as greatness.

However, if enough people see one as great then one has achieved greatness.

I don't feel it's a tool of measurement, or control. I feel society feels comfortable with labels, and it's just a label.

I don't feel it's a judgment, but a way to distinguish greatness from ordinary.

[BookCollector100]

Can greatness really have a measure? or is it simply the element of opinions of those whom feel that it needs to be measured, becoming a control aspect than a judging one.

Just a thought of mine.

-Peace-

[purehotup]

@BookCollector100 interesting

[writerise]

Well put.

[TheLegendaryDreamer2]

Freedom of thought is the virtue you need

To secure the future with hope and belief

Explore your ambitions and open your mind!

There's no limit to what you can find!

--Quoted from Power Quest - Freedom of Thought

[writerise]

First, relax. Take deep breaths, and think about what you want to write. Jot down words as they come to you. Pick the best words that fit what you have in mind.

[writerise]

Your poem stirs deep thoughts.

[FameisFuture]

I stand before the single reminder as it slows me down feet touch the ground,less often and the movements soften as the steps die down it's lying on the ground getting larger as i approach it thoughts move like rapid fire,bullets in my brain i strain and blink as i try to erase and find a place and memory you're not in i should be a man and deal with the past but i slowly lift my foot no higher then three inches and push it away until i can say it can't be seen

[writerise]

I hope it helped, and you're welcome.

[narutoallsop]

thanks for the poetry lessons

[bequietdrivemefar]

Why must art be learned. I always thought art was about expression. No rules in art...right? Fuck the intellectual limits. I always saw art as emotional and emotions have no limit...Hate goes hand in hand with Love. This just seems like a way for intellectuals to keep the common man from partaking of this fruit....I rather hear bluecollar Joe's poems than Hippe Jake's or College Samuel's or even Bohemian Luke's....to much school bullshit kills sincerity...while just living is true.. my own

[writerise]

It's not art that must be learned, but the accepted

rules surrounding it. Society has an established

format for it. You're right art is emotion, talent, and

all that an individual brings. Still, your greatness

can't be measured unless some format is available.

[Joyness333]

I also must point out that learning literary techniques is important; alliteration, assonance, slant rhyme, enjambment, line breaks, similies, and metaphor to name a few. Not all poems have to rhyme, as a matter of fact, some of the really good ones don't. Gwendolyn Brooks is a perfect example for all of the above. There are different styles of poetry. Also, very important: Revising and editing. A perfect poem does not happen over night, only the idea for one.

[writerise]

I agree Joyness. Writing poetry is a

graceful balancing act.

[writerise]

Moonsoonmenu, you're right. The imitating will help you develop your own voice, style.

[moonsoonmenu]

Reading different poetry is good, but not good enough. Start imitating those poets styles an once you get good at it create your own.

[2pathways]

Ideas for poetry arrive from something

that happened at work. The last article

you read from a newspaper. The thought

of it makes you laugh. Allow your

creativity to spin out a poem.

Read poetry by different authors. Keep

your mind alert to your surroundings.

Soak-up images, details, for writing

poetry.

[writerise]

Thank you, sounds interesting.