This is Day 27 of 30 Poems in 30 Days The Search for Inspiration Sometimes I get stuck for ideas to write about. It is easy to get stuck in a rut as a poet. Staring at a blank page or a blank screen can be intimidating. Here are a few ways, presented in the
Write the first draft of your poem in paragraph form and then change it into a free verse poem
This is Day 26 of 30 Poems in 30 Days Trading Safety for Freedom I’ve touched on the subject of free verse before, most notably in the article about the pros and cons of meter. Free verse is poetry that does not use a regular meter or rhyme. While poetry without rhyme dates back many
Write a poem that begins and ends with the same word
This is Day 25 of 30 Poems in 30 Days You May Already be a Winner There is nothing wrong with entering poetry contests. It is one way of taking part in the larger world of poetry. It also gives you the motivation to write well and to keep writing. If you win a legitimate
Include a verb in every line of your poem
This is Day 24 of 30 Poems in 30 Days Let the Reader Decide On October 15th, 1995, when the Internet was first getting noticed, I sat down and wrote a list of tips for poets. This was long before poewar.com, when I had a little spot on a newspaper’s server and dial up access
