Things that I like to write about:
I love to write about nature, people, and places. I seem naturally drawn to these things, but I would like to expand from them some. I think it is amazing when people can use objects, such as a pair of scissors, and make them into something more. I have never really been able to do that. I kind of tried to with the orange in my last poem, I tried to use it as a metaphor for a man, but I am pretty sure that it didn't get across to some people.
Also, I am not very good with rhyme. I attempted to do something with it in my last poem, to step out of my box, but it didn't feel "natural." I would like to learn how to do rhyme more naturally, so it is something that I will work on. I think Jenna did an excellent job in "Cosmo Girl," her rhymes were wonderful. I think it just takes practice, or maybe rhymes are just not for me.
I am also an emotional writer. I have a hard time being able to write from someone else's shoes. Most of my poetry is very reflective of the experiences that I have been through. Not that that is a bad thing, that is how Marie Howe's poetry is, but I would like to learn how to detach myself from some of the subjects I write about. If I can sometimes take the "me" out of my work, I feel like maybe I would be able to maybe write better. But then again, maybe that is my opinion.
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Ugh, lets try this again. I lost my whole reply:
ReplyDeleteYou're actually kind of lucky that you're able to narrow down what you like to write about. I wish I could, because it might tell me what I want to write about in the future. I've said I think of poetry as narrated emotion, and in prose characterization is my favorite, but I would never be able to say "X, Y and Z."
Thanks, but trust me, it felt forced to me, too! I'm not a rhymer---ever. Whenever my dad sees something I wrote (rarely) or something I like he says, "It's not poetry! It doesn't rhyme!" Just because it feels unnatural to you, doesn't always mean it'll feel unnatural to your reader. Sometimes, I just don't understand the POINT of rhyming, especially end-rhyme, but I applaud people that do it well.
As for stepping back, it's totally natural to write from the heart. Write for yourself first--then edit for other people later.
True, I guess I should do that, writing from your heart is imporatant. I hate rhymes, it feels phony, all around. But some people pull it off well, and more power to them.
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