Let's talk about POETRY!

Welcome to another fabulous day dear Blog Readers.  Let us turn our attention to the topic of "Poetry".

Many of you either read Poetry, Write Poetry, or would like to know more about the art of writing Poetry. Since we had been discussing Short Story Writing on our previous Blog posts, we may as well include the uplifting topic of Poetry.

If you are a Poet, you can understand it when I say your goal is not just to write poetry, but to write poetry that makes a statement. You'd like to touch the Readers of your poetic works right?

The most exciting writing begins with the first draft, or the first "write". That includes writing "poetry".

Let us keep in mind that not all people get into poetry the way that you do. But chances are they do know about the Famous Poets of the world. Poets like Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, William Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, William Wordsworth, Lord Alfred Tennyson -- are just a few recognizable names when it comes to Poetry. Of course, there are many others.

Writing poems just to express yourself is fine, and writing poems to express the sentiments of others is even better. When you can speak to the heart of other people, then your poetry is felt within the soul of the Reader. You must love what you do, and do what you love.

Poet Maya Angelou

(Poet Laureate)

"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." ~ Maya Angelou

Poetry can and does change the way you and your Readers see the world and the people in it. Your poetry has the possibility of breaking new ground when you are able to have your poetry translated into different languages. Various cultures around the world can relate to your sentiments when expressed in a language in which they understand you.

Your poetry can become a concert of voices and resonate with sound by the flow of your words. Putting your poetry to music is another way of bringing across the spirit of your poetic message.

Learning just how certain tools of poetic composition can be used (or mis-used) gives you an angle toward writing poetry that is effective for your audience and an expanded audience that can appreciate what your poetic words express.

If you are a Poet, then you know about the joy of writing a poetic piece, and then later being surprised at just how wonderful it is when your poetic words inspire and motivate not only you, but also your Readers.

In our next Blog post, we will talk a little about how poetry orchestrates its music, arguments, tensions, and environment via arrangements of language into lines and stanzas. The importance of line break is a topic that every poet should be familiar with.

The question for every Poet is this: Do you break more for sound, for sense, for visual effect, for shape, or for a mix of several of those reasons?

We'll be back to address the above question, and discuss two other meaningful topics on the next Blog post relating to Poets and Poetry.

Think about these two terms, "Abstractions" and "Images". What do those terms mean to you Poet? Come back here to find out more!

I'm looking forward to having your presence here online for our next continuing segment on the topic of "Poetry".

Peace, Love & Light,

 René

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