How to Write a Political Poem

Poetry is an artform that crosses all cultural lines. A political poem is one that conveys a message of collective economic empowerment and control of the natural environment.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• pen/pencil
• paper
• computer

1. Read political poems from various decades. Determine what the content is addressing. Select your favorite authors.

2. Go see some live poetry. Take some notes on how people present themselves and the content of what they're saying. Assess what political ideologies they tackle, if any.

3. Purchase nice journals and pens. Whever you have a political or poetic thought, write it down.

4. Decide what issues are important to you and determine what type, technically and stylistically, you want to write.

5. Discipline yourself. Write on a schedule. Try to be as prolific as possible in a short amount of time.

6. Decide how you want to present your political poem. You can present it in front of a live audience or have it published in magazines or journals.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure your poem is potent and relevant.
• Purchase a taperecorder to record your thoughts if you don't like the pen to paper method.

[mfinley80]

on 7/13/2008 I regularly write political poetry. I get my ideas from watching CNN, CSPAN, and various online outlets (YouTube, YahooNews).