It is advisable not to squeeze many themes into one poem. Variety makes your work interesting.Įvery line should add something to and develop the theme. However, you might want to experiment with different forms to add variety to your work. There are sonnets, haikus, rondeaus, terza rimas and many others. Once you have immersed yourself in an idea, decide on the form of poetry with which you will shape it. This allows you to translate it effortlessly onto the paper. Let it run through you veins and become a part of you. Let the inspiration hit you hard and mull over the idea for a while. This doesn’t work, at least for me and I end up messing not just the poem but my mind as well. Many times I have been guilty of forcing an idea onto paper. You can also check out Keith Jackson’s PNG Attitude blog or Poetry PNG group on Facebook for quality local literature. I would not hesitate to defer to their expert opinion any time. These poets are, in my opinion, the best in the business. The local poets I would recommend are Russell B Soaba, Steven Edmund Winduo, Nora Vagi Brash, Jordan Dean, Michael Dom and our very own Caroline Evari. Read also local poets and see how they utilize the local context in their content. Read and learn from the likes of William Shakespeare, Katherine Philips and Robert Frost who awed audiences around the world for many years. There are many poets out there whose works are incredible. If you want to write poetry, you must first read poetry. There are no shortcuts to writing poetry. Take what works for you and pass on the rest. But that doesn’t make the poem any better. We write and rewrite, then write and rewrite again, and repeat the whole process until we feel good about it. Whether a poem is good or not depends on the individual. Notice I said “tips on writing poetry”, not “tips on writing GOOD poetry”. This time, upon the request of a dear friend (Jacob Peterson Kuduon), I would like to share with you some tips on writing poetry. I have learned a lot and I’m sure you did too. Many good answers were given none of which are wrong. Hi friends, a while back I asked for your thoughts on what defines good poetry. – Thanks Wardley.īrother Wardley also has his book ABCDreams book published as part of the Crocodile Prize Awards back in 2016. Specifically for writing poetry but you can apply it to your writing type also. To all budding writers out there – some tips to help you out. A poet author friend of mine shared these tips on writing poetry on his Facebook page and told him I wanted to share it here too.
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