Saturday, December 12, 2009
I Wish I Was...
I wish I was a poet. Like...a serious, hardcore poet. Sometimes I give a sorry attempt at writing a little something now and then. But I'm never quite satisfied with it. Sometimes I share it anyway. It is likely that you will get a glimpse of my sorry attempt at poetry sometime here. But really...I wish I was a real poet. I wish I was poetic. I wish I could write beautiful, lengthy poems. The kind that take your breath away. I wish my poems were eloquent and deep. I wish I used words that make you go...oooh, that's a beautiful word. I wish I understood the do's and dont's of rhyming better. I wish the words would just flow from my pen onto the paper. I'm not very good at poetry. But I love it anyway. Maybe some morning I will wake up and just write a breathtaking poem. That would make me smile.
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Do it.
ReplyDeleteKeep doing it.
You are.
I hear you, sista :)
ReplyDeleteA poetry editor at a conference looked at one of my poems and told me to use words that create images the reader can really see, feel, or smell. She said to beware of abstract phrases like "pain," and instead focus on the image that the word brings to your mind. What does "pain," mean, really?
Also, my lit. professors always said to read good writing if I wanted to write well. One poem I love is "Caedmon," by Denise Levertov. I think you'll like it too.
I admire the honesty and truth in your writing. These, I think, are the most important elements of good writing. Your posts draw me in, and I know I am reading the genuine article. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Elena