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Poetry! It comes in all styles and meanings. Some poems express personal feelings; others demonstrate a particular pattern. Most of us write some combination in between. I'll be offering advice on different styles and pointing out techniques to improve your poems. Enjoy  --johnashen |
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Your Museum
When building your portfolio in quest for maximum views, you will want a nice variety of poems for prospective readers to encounter. I have always thought I was doing well in that department. I have a port full of folders of different genres and styles. And yet, the attendance to my poetry museum has been steadily dwindling.
You see, I have been forgetting to update the show. If you don't break out new exhibits, people cannot stay excited about the same old art that never changes. Indeed, I have not been willing to revise the old pieces, either. I am so used to how my old poetry has always been that I don't want to brush off the dust.
I should be out there, entering contests. Poetry contests around the site inspire us with prompts and topics to create something new. One favorite is "Invalid Item" which offers 10 new title prompts every month. Have you noticed that each title seems to offer ambiguous meanings? Take recent title "Building Pain" for example - does it mean the ache is intensifying, or does it mean that an edifice is feeling damaged? Possibilities...
I like stumbling across portfolios with a wide selection of poetry, because honestly I never know what I'll be in the mood to read. Not everyone has an upgraded membership, though, so I know many authors have limited space. Well, if that's you, don't be afraid to toss out the old and make room for the new. Save your old stuff offline and replace it with contest items for which you want feedback.
It's 2006, a new year and a fresh chance to give a new shine to your portfolio. Good luck - I'll be the guy dusting off his art in hopes someone likes the retro stuff! |
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eothyne asks: I always enjoy the authors you feature but I was hoping that maybe you would do a newsletter that read more like a lesson?
Answer: Each editor has a different style in the weekly editorials. Stormy has been educating us on different authors for a while now. Look to the other Poetry Newsletters for a more lesson-like feel.
malli_jade asks: Do you think it takes more talent to write Rhyming poetry than it does good, strong free-verse poetry?
Answer: I think it's too easy to be satisfied with commonplace rhymes. They give you a false sense of achievement. On the other hand, I don't see much "good, strong" free verse, either. A lot of free verse is just happy to get written, and never sees the second effort of a serious revisionist. Free verse needs to feature some poetic devices to spice up the language. At the end of the day, rhyme is just one among many poetic devices.
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Poetry: January 18, 2006 Issue [#836]
