One Poem A Day....(?)

  • Dorotea©
    19 years ago

    I've noticed that a lot of the poets on this site that I admire write a poem or two each day. I myself write, at the very most, one poem every two days, but usually not even that often. I do have a lot of time, but it's just that on somedays the writing just flows out of me onto the paper, but on other days I sit there with the pen half an hour before I even know what I want to write about. Some people say you should write even when you're not inspired even if you don't feel like it. Does that mean that no matter how i feel, I should train myself to write atleast one poem each day to help me learn? And even if I'm totally not inspired? Because if I'm not inspired, it doesn't feel like the poem is coming from my heart and then it won't turn out to be a good poem, am I correct? Can someone tell me what they think, because this question has really been bothering me the last few days.

  • Lost Girl
    19 years ago

    No only write when you feel inspired, that is when you will write your best poems, write what you feel whe you feel it. Some poets have different writing techniques, you should write however you want....

  • Dorotea©
    19 years ago

    thanks you guys, it really helps.

  • PnQ Mod Account
    19 years ago

    but if you do that, (only write when inspired) you become a slave to your emotions.

    I personally feel that you should do some type of writing exercise on a regular basis whether you feel like it or not. If you are serious about writing, that is.

    If you only write when and what your feelings demand, you will lose the ability to write whenever and whatever you want.

    If you were to go through my poems (no, I'm not ASKING you to, since this is not the forum for it) I'd be willing to bet that most people could not accurately differentiate between the ones I wrote when I was "inspired" or when I was "forcing" one out.

  • Eibutsina
    19 years ago

    I have moments of both myself. Sometimes I will sit there for an entire day and write - othertimes I don't have time and I find its been weeks even months since I've actually sat down to write...I guess it depends on my life circumstances, at times I feel the need to write more when at others life in general just carries me along and I lose track of time...

  • ~*LorienElf*~
    19 years ago

    the best times to write are when they come straight from your heart. at those times, poems turn out the best. you shouldnt force yourself to write meaningless poems to get more a day, you should write to relieve stress or for enjoyment, not competition or anything like that. i used to write two or three a day, sometimes four, but now i have a bit of writers block, so im lucky if i get a poem a week now. i think when i first started writing, i could write a lot more because i had so much to get out.

  • Exquisite_Emily
    19 years ago

    I agree, sometimes I go for days without writing, and sometimes i write three poems in a day. My poems are really bad when Im not in a "Artsy" mood. It doesnt matter how much other poeple wirte, or how good their poetry is, but what you can do, and if you cant write every day, thas fine.

    -Lems

  • Kaitlin Kristina
    19 years ago

    I go through spurts, I will sometimes write up to 20 or 25 poems a day and then not pick up a pen for a week or two, or I'll just write 1 every couple days for a while.

    Sometimes I force myself to write, even when I dont want to, just because it's good to not get too rusty in my opinion.

  • Dorotea©
    19 years ago

    Okay thanks you guys! Thanks a lot! Now that I know your views on this i know what i'll do. When I'm inspired i'll definitly write, but sometimes I'll write not to get rusty and also to teach myself to be able to write even when I'm not inspired. It really helped to know what you guys thought. And yes, I am serious about writing.
    Satuxxa

  • PnQ Mod Account
    19 years ago

    BlueDragon, Why do you think I feel superior by voicing my thoughts on the matter? I didn't say anyone HAD to do what I suggested. I said that was just how I felt personally.

    But anyone who is serious about whatever it is they do practices, and that is what I meant.
    I didn't mean to insinuate that I thought Satuxxa, or anyone else was not serious.

  • Kaitlin Kristina
    19 years ago

    I used to have a rule where I wrote a poem a day, but it turned out that they were of lesser quality because I was getting burned out on writing.

    Follow YOUR instincts, not someone elses. Write when you feel like it.

  • Dorotea©
    19 years ago

    Thanks you guys! It helps to know your opinions on this, I'll think about it.

  • Natalie84
    19 years ago

    I write everyday. I don't finish a poem everyday, I just write. I started three yesterday and none of them are finished. I have one saved that I've had for a little over 2 months now. I write all the time, I have a notebook in my car and paper in my purse. I can get inspired at a red light or in a grocery store, you never know. I only write the way I do because I WANT to. It's not my job and it's not a chore! Write because you want to, because you love it. If you make it something you HAVE to do you won't enjoy it anymore.

  • ~*Kylie*~
    19 years ago

    I love writing but but i've only been writing for a year and some of my poems aren't the greatest but i haven't wrote a poem in over a month...well a poem that i like anyway i just end up throwing it away i really love doin this but it's starting 2 become hard it's like i have writers block.
    p.s Born2die4pride09 u'r poems r awsome

  • SCARECROW
    19 years ago

    A poem every few days? I write a few poems in a week maybe, but then I go without writing for months on end. For me, the poem begins and finishes by itself. I am merely a way for it to be, shall we say, recorded. Best advice I can give you, write at your own pace, screw the others. They can do what they want. Respect them, but don't be them. It's not like you're them, now, is it?

  • Hayley Marie
    19 years ago

    I write, when something happens in my life, or i feel something. And i just want to write about it. I write about it, in a diary, and then i make it into a poem! I know a girl on here, who wrote about 7-9 in a day. But i dont care how many i write, i write when i am on my own, or something new happens.
    Cya later
    xxxx

  • The Angel of Secrets
    19 years ago

    i wrigth when I feel like... I've also noticed that people wrigth one ore two poems a day... but i don't.. at least i dont think so

  • ~*Monkey See~*~Monkey Do*~
    19 years ago

    Sometimes I write alot in a day, sometimes a barely write at all in a week. I write when I'm inspired. So, write when you're inspired. Most poems that don't come from inspiration and the heart aren't that great.

    -Sarah

  • Carlee Ann
    19 years ago

    I second Mortimer.

  • abcede
    19 years ago

    i agree too, lol, i was gonna write what he just said, but then i saw that he said it... lol... yea.. so, whenever you're inspired should be the right time!!