POETRY WRITING

Today is Wednesday Yesterday was Tuesday, and Tomorrow will be Tuesday

My father
Is an old man who now Works as a part time Teacher. I am proud of Him.

Wild horses run along. They are beautiful. All of different colors They are so free. And in a moment They are gone

A new language, a new city. A new friend, a new enemy. A new school, a new house. A year passed, and look at me. I am no new anymore. This is my life!

Poetry
A poem is concerned with shaped and controlled

emotion. Poetry is generally more concentrated (than a prose.) Poetry is talking about more specific and particular idea. Poetry is built around images (representations of sensory experience). Poetry is an expression of the (connection and) tension between self and the world, and accomplishes this connection in a more intense and rhythmic way.

Poetry
Poetry is an intense exploration of language

which seeks to uncover new ways of describing the world around us. A poet demonstrates his/her creativity in exploring the words to create/build/present images through a combination of the sounds and rhythms of words.

Poetry Writing Tips

Show, dont tell

There is a small, cute cat that seems very sad. Its mother has just died because it was struck by a careless driver. I think the world is not fair for the small cat (Narrative)
Cute-eyed cat gazing at lonely street Wishing a fairer world indeed Sorrows and fear mingled, as tears make river Reckless drunk driver snatched her mother (POETIC)

 Do/Present more (ideas) with less (words)

The man and his wife are really a good couple. Both are able to adapt to different situations. They are matched chameleons.
Consider rhythms, rhymes, and line breaks

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

 Compare with similes and metaphors

His thoughts were like clouds passing a clear blue sky. Your smiles are my morning birds.
Create vivid imagery

How will he hear the bell at school, Arrange the broken afternoon, And know how to run across the cool Grasses where the starlings cry, Or understand the day is gone?

What Should I Write About?

Write about what you know about: your

work, your family, your hang-ups, your hobbies. Keep your eye on the subject, write without worrying what anyone thinks. Think about something special or unique to the subject (My mother was a good mother vs. My mother told me how a spider showed her the mystery of the world)

What about Form?

Poems are breath-maps. They use punctuation and line-endings to show you how to reach and keep some of the air's invisible energy. Everyone has his own way of singing out the breath. Everyone has her own voice and you shouldn't take instruction from somebody else.

Ideas that may help you to write poetry

Think about something special or unique to

the subject List some descriptive words which may provide some clear information about your subject to the readers. Try to create pictures in the reader's mind. Your aim is to elicit the readers imagination

 Bind the words and ideas together. Connect

them by the use of rhyme which will provide your poem with better sounds . Get some rhythm into your poetry: the number of lines, the number of syllables in each line, and line breaks. Use patterns of sound : using alliteration and assonance, repeating words,

Creating better Sounds:

Repeat words: new friends, new language Rhyme words: away,.day Use alliteration: birth before beginning Use assonance: shouted out proud

Figures of Speech (examples):

Simile: The wind galloped like a stallion Metaphor: Peace is sunrise Personification: The leaves gossiped among themselves

Hyperbole: His hands were so dirty the soap run and hid