I love poetry and believe that if you start writing “good” poetry, it will help you to become a better creative writer. That being said, I also like rules in poetry. There must be some parameters that we follow to create our visual word poems. Otherwise, we are left with words that don’t convey a cohesive feeling or thought.
I’ve had a few questions on how to write the different poetry forms. I thought I would start with the Haiku first because it is one of the most powerful poem structures we have to express deep emotions. The brevity of the structure (5/7/5) causes the poet to choose their words carefully.
Haiku, according to www.edu.pe.ca “…is a Japanese verse in three lines. Line one has 5 syllables, line 2 has 7 syllables, and line three has 5 syllables. Haiku is a mood poem, and it doesn’t use any metaphors or
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Thanks so much for sharing, Chris.
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Welcome, Colleen 😃
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Emily here…..such a valuable article, Colleen, for anyone who likes poetry but especially if they also like trying to create it. Thanks, Chris……I think I already commented on Colleen’s blog yesterday morning, but will go and recheck just to be sure. Besides, I want to read that beautiful Haiku again. 🙂
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Thanks so much, Emily, for your wonderful comments. I hope you’ll give Haiku a try. ❤
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I have writen a couple, actually, Colleen; one I posted to FB a couple of weeks ago. It was nowhere near as profound as yours, but it was inspired, by a photo–one I’d taken of a loud formation in which I saw a seahorse (figures, fight?! lol) I saw it and this is what I thought:
Little seahorse cloud,
I see you and wonder if
I might swim with you.
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Zoe! That’s beautiful. I love it. Your Haiku flirts with fantasy. My favorite! ❤️
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Wow, I am really humbled by your compliment….high praise coming from you. Really! Even if you did direct it to the OTHER writer in this household….
signed with love,
Emily 😉
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Oh, there are two of you? I’m sorry. That’s the thing with poetry. It’s creative energy zapped into words. How cool is that? 😘❤️
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Hate typing on this little phone….that “loud” was meant to be “cloud”….I will not call attention to the other error but it IS the phone’s fault, just like any typos that might show up here! lol
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Colleen, not two of us, but three…..at least. Emily is a split personality!
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Love Colleen’s poetry. I have zero talent for it, and the “rules” are like math to me. So I very much admire poets for their talent. Hugs.
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😀 – MFH Back, Teagan ❤
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You know, that’s an interesting analogy about “the rules.” I worked in accounting for years and that may be why I love poetry with rules. Thanks for that, Teagan. ❤
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Hmmm… Maybe I really am right then, Colleen. I play piano by ear. I don’t read music. I tried a couple of times to learn, but the different timing of the various notes (I do not mean rhythm or beat) was like “math.” It went to (or had to come from) a place in my head, as does math, that just can’t seem to process it well. When I try to work with the way poetry is “supposed to be” done, I have the same reaction. Interesting. Happy Saturday hugs.
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That is interesting. The creative side of your brain is really strong. I say, my two sides battle it out. That logical side wins quite often. At that point I have to engage the creative part of me to redo what that logical side did. LOL. I usually get a decent balance. 😂 Usually…
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LOL re that battling it out. 😀 I’ve actually always tested high on the “rational” and critical thinking parts of tests, like Myers Briggs and what not. So I’ve never understood it. But there is certainly some kind of hole, or brain warp in there. 😀 LOL.
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LOL! I hear you. I am an INFJ. ❤️
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I think it was INTJ for me. So much for that predicting an executive future!
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LOL. I wish that situation was better for you. I can’t find any suitable housing for the price we talked about! 😐
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