Category: Poetry

September 18, 2018

Should We Write Manuals in Poetry?

What? Write manuals in poetry? Where on Earth did you come up with that nutty idea? How to Make a Shoe: A Poetic Manual by Jno. P. Headley, Jr. Remember when I introduced Project Gutenberg? Well, I’m a big fan, and I’ve used it many times for work or simply for reading. At one point when searching through it for a...

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June 13, 2017

A Found Poetry Writing Prompt

If you haven’t discovered found poetry yet, you should check it out because it’s pretty cool. Actually, I’d recommend doing an image search because it can be a really interesting combination of poetry and visual arts. Which means that it may be a little different from the poetry you’re used to writing, but don’t worry – here’s a found poetry...

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April 25, 2017

Should Lyrics Be Universal or Specific?

Have you seen Moana? Several of my family members have, and we ended up discussing a contradiction we encountered with the music – the music is catchy, but the lyrics aren’t or aren’t as catchy as the music. Mostly because they’re so specific to the story. But is that really a problem? When should lyrics be universal or specific? The Pros...

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February 14, 2017

Happy Valentine’s Day from twytte

“Of Love” may not be my best poem, but I certainly had fun putting it with different pictures. In any case, happy Valentine’s Day!* *(Or, if you’re not romantic or not in a relationship, Happy martyred saint day, or happy Lupercalia. If you are a romantic who loves Valentine’s Day, ignore everything I just said). […] via Of Love: A Poem...

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February 14, 2017

What Makes a Good Love Poem?

It’s kind of like asking, “What’s a good pick-up line?” Some people will say that there are none. Some will say not using one. Some will say that something funny is best. While it’s not quite the same thing, if you ask, “What makes a good love poem?” you’ll get similar answers (That’s kinda scary, actually…). So is there any...

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January 19, 2017

Poetry Writing Prompt for Free Verse

This poetry writing prompt for free verse is really a tactic for overcoming free verse writing block. It’s particularly handy for people who are writing poetry on a schedule for the first time (the ones used to writing poetry only if the muse takes them), for those new to poetry and trying to dip their toes into free verse, and...

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November 11, 2016

Happy Veterans Day Poem from twytte!

Happy Veterans Day poem from twytte. Today, we salute all who served.

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October 25, 2016

The Line Between Prose and Poetry

I got on facebook to reply to one invite and, predictably, spent the next hour distracted by various people’s posts. The one that finally inspired me enough to break the fb tunnel vision was a shared article about anxiety called “Anxiety Is an Invalid Excuse” from Just Cut the Bullshit. Besides the gripping illustration of a hard situation, the post caught my interest...

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September 27, 2016

Thought-provoking Writing

For a quote about how writing is thought-provoking, this is pretty darn thought-provoking, which, I guess, proves his point. But we expect poetry to be thought-provoking. We don’t normally think of general fiction as thought-provoking. Oh, sure. Books like Animal Farm and 1984 were written to jar people’s perceptions. But those are classics. The books that people read most of the time, they’re written...

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August 3, 2016

Sometimes, Poems Just Happen

There are times when you spend hours, days, or more working on a poem. A poem that you tweak and re-write and struggle with. Then, there are the other times – when poems just happen. When it’s like you’re walking through a field, trip on something, and unbury it only to find that it’s something wonderful and new. And somehow it didn’t...

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