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Be subtle - It's no fun if someone can just see what you mean; make them work it out, but don't make it too hard. Make your allusions enigmatic and your metaphors simplistically beautiful
Read - You'll never run out of things to read. It doesn't even matter what you read. Novels; poems; short stories; non-fiction; it doesn't matter. You'll widen your vocabulary and take inspiration.
Acknowledge that you're not original - There's no such thing as original thought. So read some poetry you like, look at the style and the structure and try and develop from that. DO NOT PLAGIARISE. IMITATE.
Don't write about mundane things - Mundane things include, writing about writing and writing poorly about love.
and also, one of the most important things -
Don't ever, ever, ever think you are good at writing poetry. Only death shall tell if you were ever good.
Thanks, mate. I dunno. I've never really taken advice on how to write poetry... I consider it expression of the soul, me thinks, in any way you so choose.
EDIT: Regarding allusions and symbolism, I also like to try and make them difficult to spot, by obvious once discovered.
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”- Nelson Mandela
Well, I've never followed any rules when I attempt to write poetry. I just write how I want, what I want, and care not what others will think when they read it, so I can try to achieve the greatest depth in my writing.
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Celeb party in my pool, here the rules
Only people who are cool, ain't no fools
Who's here? Derrick Rose from Bulls
Now that is cruel. That I'm telling this to you, on Yule (Christmas)
Well, I've never followed any rules when I attempt to write poetry. I just write how I want, what I want, and care not what others will think when they read it, so I can try to achieve the greatest depth in my writing.
Like it or not, everyone writes for their audience.
Like it or not, everyone writes for their audience.
That depends. I write some for my audience and others for myself. About 5% of mine are for my audience (I write a lot). But, what I mean is, when writing I care not what people will think about it when they read it. I care for it when I've actually finished it and decided to publish it, but still in general I write what I want.
If you need private advice, feel free to create a thread on the private advice section here.
If you need advice on a more personal level, feel free to private message me and I'll reply as soon as I'm able.
Please respect the forum rules. Asclepius - Dedicated Adviser of TeenForumz
That depends. I write some for my audience and others for myself. About 5% of mine are for my audience (I write a lot). But, what I mean is, when writing I care not what people will think about it when they read it. I care for it when I've actually finished it and decided to publish it, but still in general I write what I want.
If you didn't care what people thought of it you wouldn't put any effort into it at all.
If you need private advice, feel free to create a thread on the private advice section here.
If you need advice on a more personal level, feel free to private message me and I'll reply as soon as I'm able.
Please respect the forum rules. Asclepius - Dedicated Adviser of TeenForumz
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