While I’d rather see a reminder that we need to know the rules of formal writing, so that we can choose to ignore them deliberately, otherwise this author makes a good case for the value of poetry. (Great training for the art of writing engaging headlines and story leads.) (See also “Poetry Writing Tips.”)
Poetry is not bound by the constraints of sentence and paragraph structure, context, or even grammar. In the magical world of poetry, you can throw all the rules out the window and create a piece of art, something that is entirely unique. That doesn’t mean writing poetry is creatively easy. It can be much more difficult to make a poem than it is to write an essay or piece of fiction. There’s so much creative space, and without any limitations whatsoever, it can be overwhelming.
Post was last modified on 16 Aug 2017 9:47 am
My older siblings say they remember our mother sitting them down to watch a new…
I played hooky to go see Wild Robot this afternoon, so I went back to…
I first started teaching with this handout in 1999 and posted it on my blog…
View Comments
Yes Poetry truly helps writing.
I want to be a Poet,a motivational speaker and a writer..
I'm called Alim Darryl Parsons, an African wit a 33years with life on Earth.I really loved the tips and assignments done by students which is very very helpful as a guide and caution on writing. Thanks,plz be keeping me in touch with advices and help.