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WRITTERSBLOCK B l i n k P o e m s HOW TO WRITE AN INTERESTING PIECE OF POEM T he best way to learn as an inspiring writer/poet is through making mistakes, sometimes "a lot of 'em". Sharing is caring as the saying goes. Through my experience of writing poetry, there are things I learned, mistakes I finally put into correction. >>Wear a Poetic shoe. Now that you already know what to write about, put yourself in the same situation you are writing about, hold on a background of your poem. This will enhance a "feel" of your poem, the reader will be connected to your poem easily. Your choice of words should be in line with the content & feel in your poem. If the poem is about LOVE, express yourself with words that are more in line with LOVE. >>Insight. HERE'S SOME TECHNIQUES First of all, it's simple to recognize real art on a poet who doesn't want to be obvious in his poetry. Like everyone knows that blood is red and grass is green, unless you play around this words in a different approach, avoid being predictable. But do not force originality, if blood is red, then don't force in another colour for the sake of being different! Keep your focus on subject matter to find reality that makes it unique. >>Inspiration (what to write about). >>Meaning and Expression The first step to write any poem is knowing what to write about. This doesn't need complex poetic knowledge, but anything that has inspired you, preferably something you've experienced in first hand. It's easy to write about something you know very well. Now that you know what inspired you, stick to it & create ideas around such topic. Always remember that the simplest topic can be the best poem ever. You need to be intelligent with this, put in line words that you understand, that are also right for your content. Talented poets can describe invisible things in a way that you feel they are visible.You can never see LOVE, but a poet can use its impact to describe how visible it is. Death doesn't have a smell right? You can describe places it has touched to make 'em smell it. By Micah In hope that we all learned, I would like to leave you with this poem I wrote for (dedication to Ndivhuwo Diadem "Queen Dee" Malindi) my Queen, it's called KEY. KEY. Infinite in thinking and feeling, Far from infidelity and past infusion. It gives me a reason to love, Initiative to build and maintain! Queen! You define wisdom injection, Like love is freedom of interpolation, Past to present invitation, That you never build a room of interrogation, Respect to the Queen! The past is now guilty and offkey, Coz to your heartily-promise I got a key, To my heartily-promise you deserve a key, So let love be pedestal, So we build an empire outta past survival. WE CAN STAY IN CONTACT, using this plat