Poetry

Articles in Poetry

By Ryn Gargulinski 0 comments
Vacation poems are great ways to preserve memories, caption photos or get a good laugh. Some of the poems can be jotted down while you are actually on the trip, others can follow upon your return home. You can pen these poems with a few simple ... more »
By jonnysgirl 2 comments
Have you ever wanted to write something for someone that is not already in a Hallmark card? If so, read on..... more »
By Pixie1976 5 comments
My husband estimates his wife has written over a thousand poems. I've been writing since the age of nine and through the years poetry has transformed my life. From those early childhood limericks to the bitter angst of adolescence, poetry ... more »
By BrokenGirl 0 comments
Symbol poetry was popularized by the poet and artist- William Blake; where he is noted creating volumes of Symbol poetry... I will tell you what symbol poetry is and how to write it...... more »
By Belle5350 1 comments
Writing poetry is a gift that some people were born with. Some people can't put 2 sentences together. I will teach you, step by step, how to write poetry, and make it work! I am proud to say that I've had numerous poems published, so I think ... more »
By AprilEClark 0 comments
When Hoosier writer and poet James Whitcomb Riley died in 1916, more than 35,000 mourners paid their respects at the Indiana State Capitol before he was laid to rest at the historic Crown Hill Cemetery. Such public outpouring speaks volumes to ... more »
By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor 1 comments
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American author, poet and essayist. He was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Reverend William Emerson, was a Unitarian minister, as were several men from the previous generations in his family. ... more »
By Karen Hamilton Silvestri 0 comments
The famous poet, Emily Dickinson bound all of her poems herself into what were called fascicles, more commonly called 'packets'. Placing your poems together in this fashion is a satisfiying way of displaying your creative work. Here I will tell ... more »
By KylaJayne 1 comments
Gerald Manley Hopkins was a man before his time. His unique way with words meant that publishers in the Victorian Period couldn't appreciate his poetic voice. Even readers today still find Hopkins rather difficult to comprehend and enjoy... more »
By bookmom 3 comments
If you were stranded on a desert island for months (or years, think Tom Hanks in Castaway) and you could have any 10 books with you...and ONLY those books, which ones would it be? For those who read, this is a quest that can take your whole ... more »
By Karen Hamilton Silvestri 1 comments
The secret to good writing is re-writing. Every good author knows this fact about writing yet we all tend to not want to edit and rewrite. Think of your first draft as the scaffolding, the framework of the poem. After erecting the scaffolding, ... more »
By Tonig 0 comments
Instead of casting aside your desire to enjoy a good book because you just do not have the time, audio books have become the answer... more »
By Christopher Miller 0 comments
As you would expect, a prophetic poem is one that makes great pronouncements about the future, often couching their prognostications in dense riddles or symbols. The words themselves seem to stem from some supernatural knowledge. In religious ... more »
By expertelement 0 comments
People who write poetry are expressing their feelings or the fantasys. Poetry some times cannot be shared because the author may feel judged by how the poem is interpreted by those who read it. Take for instance this poem about the events of Nine ... more »
By Christopher Miller 0 comments
You've probably read reviews of recent independent films where reviewers throw around the term “poetic” to explain those doldrums of contemplative sighs and shots of the landscape. What do they mean? Too often, the term “poetic” is used to cover ... more »
By tkfinley 0 comments
Simultaneous submissions (or sim subs) are the same manuscript sent to several publications at the same time. Sim subs are convenient for the writer because it can take a long time to sell a piece and he doesn’t have to wait many months--or ... more »
By robertsloan2 3 comments
If you're an unpublished writer, you probably get crushed by that mortified look people get when you bound up with a new story asking them "Do you want to see this?" You're looking for support -- and getting rejection. Here's how to ask ... more »
By Karen Hamilton Silvestri 0 comments
A poetry workshop is a great place to practice new forms of poetry writing. You can host a workshop at any number of places, including your own home. Poets are often thought to be very solitary creatures but actually even the greatest poets of ... more »
By tkfinley 2 comments
Hyperbole is the most amazing figure of speech ever created by humanity. It’s so flexible that it can be used in debates, plays, jokes, fiction, poetry and regular conversations. Hyperbole is the usage of exaggeration to emphasize something, but ... more »
By Karen Hamilton Silvestri 0 comments
There are many approaches to writing your memoirs, and poetry is a media that lends itself naturally to memoir writing. A memoir is simply a slice of your life, and as such, the poetic form is a simple way of recording individual events in your ... more »
By Karen Hamilton Silvestri 0 comments
Famous beat writer and surrealist William Burroughs is the man to thank for this wonderful method of creating poetry. Similar to fragment and found poems, the cut up poem takes imagination and stretches it to the limit. The end result will ... more »
By venusgalaxy 0 comments
This article is about how to write a poem. As you follow the step by step instructions you will learn how to create an original work of verbal art of your very own... more »
By Jesse Schmitt 14 comments
Poetry is an art from which has no rules; yet has many rules. If you are interested in breaking into the world of poetry writing, all you need is a pen and paper. Just because the terms of poetry writing are so fluid and because so many people ... more »
By Painfuljoints 0 comments
Even a novice poet can write an emotionally-charged poem, with strong imagery. Poetry that exudes powerful emotion and imagery is revered throughout the world. You may not be a poet lauriet, but you can also write poetry that is compelling and ... more »
By Valerie Brooks 0 comments
Poetry is subjective but there are obvious ways to distinguish between good and bad poetry. What enhances a poem and what bogs it down can make the difference between a great poem and one that sounds dull, clichéd or amateurish... more »