Do you think poetry is easy to write?

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March 30, 2017, 6:25 pm

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Do you think that poetry is easy to write? I used to hate it! I remember in school we had to write it and it took me a long time to come up with something good. However, when I was in college, I had to write a poem. This actually came naturally to me, as it was about 8 months after my dad passed away. I had decided to write the poem about him, and it really turned out great. Since then, I have been writing about things that mean a lot to me. I wrote my husband a poem, and wrote one about my mom after she passed on. Once the words start coming to me, they just sort of keep coming now once I get an idea. I must say that I do rather enjoy it now.

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Shortie861

Shortie861

I was never a fan of writing poetry if I am honest, could never get my poems to work. I remember writing a poem at school once and it was so awful the teacher had to sit and help me better it, safe to say after the help from my teacher my poem was a lot better.

I am much better at writing stories than poems, I find I can really write a good story using my imagination because you don't need to rhyme to write a story. I suppose I could write poems with my imagination however getting them to rhyme and actually make sense is always where my problems lie.

Some people tell me poems are better if they come from the heart. I never really tried writing a poem from the heart so it may be worth a try to see how it works how.

10 years ago

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iamawriter

iamawriter

I have a small collection of poems written at different times. One has to be in the right mood as sometimes there is a total writer's block. Of late I am finding it difficult to compose. My mind is too occupied with so many unfinished tasks around me and that could be the reason.

9 years ago

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ballyhara

ballyhara

It must be easy for someone with that gift, but honestly that is not me, at least for a good poem. A very good friend of mine, writes these beautiful poems, and usually he base them on his experiences: relationships, happy and sad days, birthdays. So far, he has been doing them to give them as special gifts for his loved ones, but I've told him to try to make them public, because they are simply wonderful.

9 years ago

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DanoCath

DanoCath

Writing a good poetry comes with talent. I never consider myself as a writer cause I know I suck at writing. People who write good poem are artistic and creative, they must be very blessed to have such talent. My point is writing poems comes easy with people who have talent, but for people who have none but just love writing kinds of stuff and don't know how to properly start and end it's writing, it would definitely be so hard.

9 years ago

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JoeMilford

JoeMilford

I think that bad or mediocre poetry is pretty easy to write, actually, but to really create something timeless, with a craft and definite aesthetic, is quite difficult. Anyone can put together a stream of easy rhymes, but it is much harder to compose a piece of true literature which can really say something valuable about the human condition and our shared culture. I have studied poetry for decades, and I have an enormous respect for those who can use the pen in such magical and wonderful ways.

9 years ago

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vinaya

vinaya

If you think poetry is a long line broken into multiple lines and using no punctuations or fewer punctuations than you have the wrong idea about poetry. Writing a prose poem might be little easy as you don't require to know meter or syllables, however, poetry is hard to write. You must have an ability to communicate a big picture with few words. I have written poetry and I also write fiction. based on my experience, you cannot write a poem unless the poem comes to you.

9 years ago

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zheh

zheh

For me, Writing is all about inspiration. It is hard to write something either poetry or story if you doesn't feel like it. It is best to write when you are inspired. You can notice yourself that words and ideas come out easily without having a hard time thinking. It just comes to you.

9 years ago

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rona14

rona14

Poetry requires experience as well as inspiration. I write poems and stories sometimes it is really dependent on my mood.

9 years ago

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PedroCarvalho

PedroCarvalho

I guess writing poetry requires a bit of knowledge at linguist and grammar. At least for me, that ain't easy. Besides that, it is something so much internal and personal, so it end up being something that depends a lot of inspiration and mood. Defining if the poem/story is good it's a little personal too.

9 years ago

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anor0428

anor0428

I have written many poetry before, I love reading poetry from others, too. For me, It will be easy for you to write poetry if you have an inspiration or someone to dedicate it to. Words will come out easily and it wont take too much time for you to write. When we are inspired, our heart contains a feeling and poetry is one way of expressing it. Do you think poetry is easy to write?

Do you think poetry is easy to write?

9 years ago

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marbertism

marbertism

For me, it's not. Poetry has a lot of technical guidelines, objective and subjective, to follow. Writing poems needs a lot of efforts in emotions. When finish your piece and read it yourself, you must feel deep connections with the persona. I envy those who can make poems to express themselves.

9 years ago

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overcast

overcast

I think poetry is one of the difficult things to write. In fact you can write story very easily. But writing the poetry is not an easy feat. People take years to write some good poetry. And that's what makes things harder to manage as well. But based on what you can see that poetry also does not pay much. There are not many people in the world who appreciates the poetry. And for that part I guess it'd be reasonable to see how the content is being accepted.

9 years ago

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Keibah2

Keibah2

Poetry is not so easy. It comes from where the heart has been. Sometimes beautiful,other times lonely and sad. Some folks are deep and others shallow. So again it could be easy for you if you let the heart feel and bleed ink.

9 years ago

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overcast

overcast

True. Poetry is kind of hard. And also hard for many to understand. Because words have different intention and meaning when they are written. I see a lot of good poets on the steemit lately. Maybe something you can join.

9 years ago

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betty01

betty01

Poetry for me is easy to write when you are passionate about it. It expresses your own self and the definition of real you. It is an extension of your soul and feelings. In my own experience, I can easily write a poem by focusing on one topic and based on my own experience and outlook.

I can wrote 5-10 poems in 1 day in my own language (Tagalog) and 2-3 poems for English but sometimes needs to consult a friend critic for the right and exact grammar.But still, I find it easier and expressive.

9 years ago

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jasminemax

jasminemax

No, I never thought writing a poem would be easy. To be honest, I never tried writing poems; but, I love to read them. Poetry, is a kind of art, which needs expertise and a huge creative mind.

Writing a poem is very differnt than of writing an article or essay. It needs a lot of imagination. poets should always need a excellence in the language, in which they are writting poems.

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tophew

tophew

Making a poem is a talent not all the people can create a nice and good poem but what i can see in you is that your hidden talent is unlocked in making poems base on your real life happenings that's great. for me i think i am not that good i remember when i was in high school our teacher told us to compose a poem but i suck at it badly got zero score. but if you have the talent you can go big in the future.

9 years ago

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augusta

augusta

I love poems a lot especially the emotional and romantic ones.It gives me goose-bump when they're well written.The poetry part of literature really used to keep me going in my literature class.I had to start learning how to write poems in my high school.

So yes to some extent I can pen down some emotional-laden poems but I'm not so good with romance so I might read them without being able to strings the words together but for emotional ones, I could give myself a pass mark.

9 years ago

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Heatman6190

Heatman6190

To an ordinary layman, writing poetry is not a big deal so long as you have a pen and paper but those that are versed in literary works of art would tell you otherwise.

An already well written poem appears to be an easy task by merely just looking at it but once you engage in the act of actually writing one you would understand that it's a very difficult task.

There are several rules that guides poem writing and it's not something that one should take lightly because if you don't and once your work is reviewed, the outcome wouldn't be pleasing to you as it will appear you had just wasted all your time writing off point.

9 years ago

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felabruno

felabruno

For me writing poetry is very difficult. I have tried to write poems a few times in my life and it is not as easy as many people think. First, the inspiration is hard to find for me so I have to have my mind open and write down any ideas if I feel them coming. It is also hard to find the right vocabulary because often the words I use seem to be too simple.

9 years ago

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mabhel

mabhel

I've written several piece of poetry. But there are only very few. I can only write if I am inspired and sometimes if I am in pain or sad. When my emotions are overwhelming, I can easily pen down my thoughts.

9 years ago

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overcast

overcast

You may want to check out steemit. That site rewards for the poetry. And there are lot of poetry posters there. And you can see that it's definitely easy to write there. I have started to write the fiction stories there. And it's definitely a good experience with other authors. Yes poetry being full of emotions, it's not easy to write.

9 years ago

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mabhel

mabhel

Thank you for your suggestion.

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MarkJ94

MarkJ94

It depends really to the person because poetry conveys emotion and tells what the author feels so it will be better if the writer have something within him or her that he or she need to let out and it can be easily drop into the poetry because you have the mood to say it and interpret it into the piece. But in my case I really enjoy doing poetry because I always how rhyming works because it is really captivating to hear and the happiness you will have after you have made your own poem with your own emotions going inside the words of it is amazing. But honestly is not that easy for me because I want that every lines have the same count so I spend my time counting and rhyming the words of my poem. Well Good bless everyone and thank you.

9 years ago

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jemuelterrado

jemuelterrado

I tried once writing poem during my school days and it quite consumes time. Our teacher told us to write a meaningful poems which made me think deep of what ill gonna put in it. All the emotions, feelings and even regrets are written down to my own poem. It is not easy to write your emotions because you need to go back to a place and time where you need to recall them all though its bad and good. That is the secret of a good poet, expressing his emotions through writing.

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Krisleen

Krisleen

For me, poetry is the hardest thing in writing. I can say that it's my weakness when it comes to writing and I really don't like it. I find it really difficult to write according to the format of stanzas as well as the rhyming words at the end of each line. I prefer to write something more informative instead. I prefer to write something where I feel like I'm just communicating directly with my readers while informing them without thinking about rhyming words or anything that makes writing hard. I find writing more fun that way. But I do appreciate poems that contains message that are easy to understand, especially the ones with a beautiful message. I also appreciate how writers put in efforts in thinking about those rhyming words and stanza formats. i salute them for that.

9 years ago

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gelotologist

gelotologist

For me, writing poetry is a little bit hard but I did try to make one and sadly it didn't work. The reason would be I think that I miss on something or lack on something that's why it's a worst poetry. And also, I think writing poetry requires a lot of thinking, ideas and definitely an inspiration.

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dzannerz

dzannerz

Well I guess no because making a poet is a combination of passion and skills in writing so if you do not have these kind of attitude then writing a poet will be a hard thing for you

9 years ago

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Pixie06

Pixie06

I love reading poems and they usually make me feel relaxed. However, I am really bad at writing poems. I had to write poems when I was still at school and this is something that I used to hate. It was very difficult for me to find the right words. I prefer to write articles and this is what I normally do.

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vhinz

vhinz

Writing poetry requires dedication, hard work, creative imagination, love, and sometimes hatred. The masterpieces created by famous poets were based on their life experiences, failures, successes, love, frustrations, or anger. I think having different experiences in life will help you to become a good poet writer.

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Blank629

Blank629

For me it is a no. Everyone could write poetry. But some of us make a poetry a masterpiece. When I say masterpiece, the poetry that has been write contains a lot of meanings and feelings towards the writer and the reader. So it is hard to make a real poetry.

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Urban4me

Urban4me

I don't know if it's easy.
Form and grammar are not my mark.
Messages from the past is where I start.
Who's to say what's real or not.
Showing everything you might have got.
Maybe this is just a clob of words.
That hold no meanings in the know.
I ask once again who are you to say if it's real?

would that be a poem? I wouldn't know.

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ryyde

ryyde

A poem is not that easy to construct. Maybe for the poetic peoples it's easy for them to make poems. What about the persons like me? I remember the time when my teacher gave a home work to us. We need to make a poem about some topics or random things we encounter on our daily lives. I made my poem for about 3 hours and when I pass it to my teacher shes not even satisfied for my constructed art.HAHAHA

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Judas2018

Judas2018

Absolutely not. In fact, it's probably the hardest bit of writing to do. Poetry comes and goes, depending on your mood and or life situation. A book of good poems, normally represents the trajectory and timeline of events in a persons life. Not as easy to write as a story or screenplay. Because poetry relies heavily on emotion, and a vast array of personal occurrences.

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potentialwriter

potentialwriter

Poetry is easy to write for those who know about it. Talents vary in life and can be demonstrated when the need arises. Sometimes, a linguist performs in his own field to the core because he demonstrates from his pool of knowledge in that field of study. To some people, writing poetry is just as simple as eating pieces of peanuts while to many others, it's hard like a stone.

Most importantly, those who write poetry are artists and everything about poetry is covered within the course of study. There's no course of study that doesn't have its own difference, simplicity and complexity. It all depends on our talents.

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DoughBreezy

DoughBreezy

I think poetry is difficult to write because you have to have knowledge on linguistics. Poetry is considered more of art than writing to me because with poetry, you have to understand your structure and format. You have to understand what language you want to use while also being yourself. Poetry is about expressing yourself in an artistic way which can be difficult for people who haven't mastered poetry.

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wallet

wallet

I don't think poetry is easy to write, in fact I think is very hard and you must have the talent to write a good poetry because anyone can write a junk poetry.

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Zoerida

Zoerida

Of course, it is not so easy, but there are many talented people who manage to write them so beautifully and quickly, that they receive works of art. Personally, since I was a child I was not talented at such a thing and I always had problems for this reason because I do not have the good imagination to compose. When I got to college it was even harder for me and I decided to go to https://bestpaperwritingservicerev...ayservice-review and they saved me a lot.

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