Writing Article: Poetry Journal

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posted by jarik

Here's some advice for all you budding poets out there. Start a poetry journal and start writing a poem everyday.

To get started all you need is a notebook and a pencil. Everytime you're inspired by something you've experienced write it down while it's still fresh in your mind.

You'll find that a lot of what you've written is rubbish but that does not matter. What matter is you're getting into the habit of writing on a regular basis and by doing that your skills as a poet will improve with the practice you will get by keeping a poetry journal.

Nice-Guy, Bibelot and 6 others like this

iluvtheshow Thanks for the advice!

jennyrules1504 I'm already doing that but write heaps of poems.Yay i have a poetry journal.

whitelion great idea

_Blackhearts_xx i do that (: i dont leave the house without it(:

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Critical Decisions

posted by rcostelloe

Coinage of Commitment

I suppose every writer faces the dilemma of criticism. Sure, some suggestions are instantly convincing or exactly what you thought you'd hear. But others create a quandary, like a double-edged sword. Should you accept the criticism, make changes in your work or your style, or stick with your own judgment, the one you started with? Either way, you could be wrong, and it may take years before you know the answer. In some cases, there may be highlights in an author's ambition level, or sense of destination, that make the decision particularly challenging.

For instance, in my own case, I wanted...