cjtait
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I love the tips on here...not so sure about the constant mention of genitalia though. Oh my...did I start my OWN comment with a pun!?
I'm just asking about the best way to get myself into poetry more, specifically writing it. Pretty vague, and maybe even a stupid question to begin-with, I know, but I think, in this day and age, poetry is seen differently for the most part, and I think it can influence how people get into it in the first place. Thoughts pertaining to rules, proper forms, subject-matter, intent, all those kinds of things. As silly as it may seem, I've even wondered if I know enough to properly get into free-verse, which is contradictory because, isn't that a form that purposefully has no established rules?
And, being honest, I don't even know what kinds of styles I like. The only kind of poetry I've ever properly done to a significant degree is haiku, because I've really appreciated how deceptively simple they are, how so few words can evoke so much feeling and imagery. However, I want go move beyond it. Some modern poetry I like, some classics, but sometimes I find the modern to be too pretentious or ridiculous, and sometimes the classics to be too cliche and flowery. I suppose finding some poets that are simple, direct, and subtle would be a good start.
For one thing, I want to be able to express things better that aren't as easily expressed in structured narrative and fictional characters.