@d-pend how do you do it mannn, I can't write poetry to save my life... That's not entirely true, but 1) I'd have to be extremely immersed in my topic and 2) It'd probably turn out goofy
@d-pend how do you do it mannn, I can't write poetry to save my life... That's not entirely true, but 1) I'd have to be extremely immersed in my topic and 2) It'd probably turn out goofy
It's just a matter of doing it which is probably a boring answer but probably also the same thing you'd tell me if I said I'm awful at drawing (correct me if I'm wrong.) I don't have any training in poetry I just decided I wanted to try writing it around 6 years ago, and I felt really goofy a lot of the time and thought what I was writing was amateurish and lame. I still don't feel pro by any means but it's not about that anymore for me, it's about the feeling that writing poetry gives me. If it's good or bad I don't know and don't care, but I think devoting myself to trying my best is making me a better human being, in some abstruse manner.
P.S. you may be right that choosing a firm topic could help, I think it depends on the person. For me, sometimes I have solid themes chosen and the piece usually ends up a little more concrete/ easier to understand. Much of the time it's pretty vague and improvisatory, though, and the theme of the piece emerges as I'm writing. It's kind of a meditative exercise for me.
P.P.S. Damn I didn't mean to write an essay as a response lol, cheers