How do you pick titles?

Hmm. I will usually take a line or a phrase from my poem for the title. I find that this gets people interested in reading more. =]

usually I read the poem over again and a phrase or a few words just pop into my head and thats the title I go with

I write the poem first. Then as I reread my poem it normally makes me think of a title. Normally i got with the words that are repeated the most. Or i go for the words near the end or the beginning of my poem

Someimes my title comes first and helps inspire the poem, sometimes I write the poem and then it insspires the title.Every poem for me is different-each one creates itself. dictates it's form, structure, meaning, emotion , body and title.You just have to let the poem breathe and let speak to you.Many times my titles pick themselves.

GaryJ

For some really strange, odd, twisted reason. I always have to come up with the title first, and then write from that. I find it REALLY hard just to write something... and then try and figure out a title for it. =/ Lol.. Am I the only person who does this?

Jeah, I do something like that sometimes too^

Buut, normally I take either one of the lines from the poem, or I collect all the information in the poem, and make a title out of that.

i usually use a line from the poem, or the title is the purpose of my poem, or something i'm feeling.

To add to what I said ealier as to the tiltle coming out of the poem and to affirm what lisa marie said,
"Use the meaning and/or theme of the poem", I'll give you an example of a title from my works and how it was pick. I have this poem called "Swept Away" which was originally written without a title. I wrote it off something I saw, read, in online dictionary research of one of my favorite words, term, "Amorous" in Webster's 1828 Dictionary and Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition as to how the word amorous could be used. They had its usage as such, "Amorous delight" and I arrived at the phrase "Amorous delight of feelings" which I used as the base of my poem I wrote the line, "Amorous delight of feelings, overwhelm, my heart," and preceeded on from there - with one line leading to the next feeding off (modifying) each other, in a prescribed rhyme scheme of 'ababcdcdefefgg', and after the poem had rached its prescribed rhyme pattern, I read it over to figure out as to what I would title it. Reading through the poem, it sentiment was that of being 'Swept Away' by love, so I titled it "Swept Away". I didn't pick the title it was dictated by the sentiment, theme, of the poem, all I had to do was sum that up which was being 'Swept Away'. So, if you don't go into the writing of a poem with a title and are writing off that, let your poem pick your title!!!

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I usually use the main thing said through out the poem or the main idea, or sometimes I can't think of anything like yourself so I usually use the last word or line.

I think every poet runs in to the problem of not beingable to think of a title. I have one now that is posted untitled. I hate it but in till I find one that fits it will have to stay that way. I am takeing suggestions it is a rekindled love poem. If anyone wants to read it and give a title suggestion

I just write my poem, read it through, and pick the strongest statement as the title.. If I don't like the title or am unsure if it suits, I will ask after the poem and get other's opinions on it.. Normally I find one that fits tho

I usually pick my title of what my poems are about or something that I have named in the poems, this usually is what I do for my poems and the titles seem to sound alright.

I just think up random words/phrases, and that seems to work just fine for me. Ususally, the less the title has to do with the poem, the more it appeals to me, mostly because I like things that are misleading. However, when I try naming mine, it usually ends up tying right into the poem (oh curse of curses!) and I never get the pencilled-maze feel I so desire.

be random and have fun w/ it if you want of make it tie into what ur poem is about. do what you think sounds right.

that is so true
except if u seriously cant think of a title read over it as many times as you can or write what emotion you were feeling when you wrote the poem as the heading

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I don't think you should think too hard about what title to pick. Although it is a good thing to have a Title... I usually find a line of my poem that I like and then pull words from that. I know a lot of people do that.

just get a phrase from da poem

phrase

am i helping?

make it short and simple

make it excitin

and dont 4get meaningful

get me?

plz tell me

i am depressed

i am sorry

You should just think of a title that sumerizes the poem. Or you can pick a line thats the main idea of the poem and have that as a title. One time I couldn't think of a title so I just counted up the lines. It had 40 lines and my title was "A Cold 40 You Can Chug". And it had nuthing to do with alcohol.

pik something random in the poem. then the title stands out n makes ppl read it

Well there is no wrong title for any poem. But if you are having trouble, sometimes I use the last line of my poem, or what the main point in my poem is. Or as some others suggested, use a cute line or your favorite line.
I hope this helps!

xoxo

Ahh, titles. The best part! I find it particularly easy. I normally make sure the title is: Catchy, "fits with the poem" [as BABY stated], sending part of the message, incites the reader, original, and more, but those are the most important. On most parts, when one of these standards is met, they all are.

I pick titles from lyrics in famous songs, or quotes I like.....or I just take a part of the poem/song that I wrote.

that was good^, me i usaully pick something catchy out of a finished poem thats sounds good or cool, or if im doing a title contest i just use the title given or change a word in the title to make it sound better.

The main idea of the poem

Other than what I said above, you can curse viciously for a while (it clears your head AND makes you feel better by venting off the frustration) and I write the first thing that comes to my head. Oddly enough, that always seems to work. ^__^

try and pick something that first comes to your head about the poem

I write the poem and then I reed the poem through a couple of times and then I just know what the poem's title is.. simple

I usually pick a fragment in the poem that sticks out the most and seems to sum up the whole idea of the poem.

I agree. Often, when i wrote a poem and it has no title, I'll read it over and over again and then the word that stayed in my mind would be the title.

Well for me, I usually never know what the title is until I'm completely finished. I think that if you read your poem, you'll find a phrase or word that stands out. Sometimes it's small but it works most of the time, anyway the only person you're really trying to satisfy it yourself.