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How-tos for all things poetry; learn how to analyze a poem, construct a haiko, differentiate between a metaphor and simile and more.

A Farewell to Discontentment.
I am full of discontentment It seeps from my pores It overflows like the coffee that was too sweet And the cake batter that was too bitter
By L4 years ago in Poets
If I Ever
If I ever forgot to say, words of kindness in a way. That makes you feel good. Like it really should. If I ever forgot your name,
By Cathy Deslippe4 years ago in Poets
How to Read a Poem
Inquisitive with regards to verse, however don't have the foggiest idea where or how to start? We've republished the main section from the book How to Read a Poem by Edward Hirsch. Its 16 segments give techniques to understanding sonnets, and each segment has a lot of connections to instances of sonnets in our file to represent the focuses.
By Cheikh Cisse4 years ago in Poets
Tale Of Great Story Teller-How To Be Actually One
Albert Einstein once said “ If you want to make your child intelligent read him fairy tales, if you want to make him more intelligent read him more fairy tales “
By Queens Brigade4 years ago in Poets
How to, write several poems or stories from one idea?
I read a prompt about hair and decided to create a number of poems based on the prompt. Over the course of one day, I thought up five different ideas. Each idea is from a different perspective. Here is the method I followed to create multiple poems from one basic idea.
By Warren Brown4 years ago in Poets
What is a Poem
What a poem should be Is worlds away from what it really is A poem should be easy to understand But they truly are a mystery
By Steph Ruff4 years ago in Poets
I Can’t Pretend To Understand
I can’t pretend to understand how it feels to be judged by the color of my skin, I can’t pretend to know the path that one is forced to walk,
By KD Meyer4 years ago in Poets
Poetry Gives Me the Freedom to Express Myself with Words
Since this month, I am so much more in fond of writing poems. I discovered so many more – to me – new poetry forms, from Japan to Italy to Nobodies-Land. I am so excited to discover all of them, and put all my creativity, emotions, feelings and thoughts into them and publish them, letting you know about it. Sharing these things makes me happy.
By Agnes Laurens4 years ago in Poets
That We May Rember
Open me up. Tear me apart. Take of me anything you need. Make of me everything I am meant to be. So that I may remember...
By Rheanna Douglas4 years ago in Poets
I need to write this before the words slip away completely
I need to write this before the words slip away completely... Maybe one day I'll go back and jigsaw the pieces of my brain
By Sur Ren Dirt (she/they)4 years ago in Poets
Learn How to Have Fun
Rule number one, Learn how to have fun Under the sun, Take a long run. Rule number two, Just be you, Don't to be someone new.
By Samiha4 years ago in Poets
Now and then...
Because sometimes or because other things. Depending on my mood is what I need. Depending on the weather is what I feel. Now and then, things could change.
By Kristel Miranda Colon4 years ago in Poets