Do you think poetry is better when it comes from the heart?

'Writing should never be forced'. Writing is a from of art, and therefore should come in any ways you wish.

I totally agree...all poetry comes from somewhere...well all good poetry anyways lol

yeah i think poetry is better wen it comes form the heart..i have imporved i believe if it comes form the heart...

I think that poems that are from the heart are usally the best.
But if you write about something one never went through that is okey to I think, as long as you like get a little bit of back ground info on the topic first.

Hey if you get a chance could you read some of my poems. Thanks.

Yeah i do i think it's better when it comes from your heart because if it didn't you really wouldn't mean what you said.

I've found that poetry comes both from the heart and the mind.The emotional poems that seem to affect most readers are those that come from the heart.But the poems(social, political, etc.) that come from the mind and challenge the reader to think are just as important and meaningful.However, either way, it is the passion with which you write that makes the poem-whether from the heart or the mind or a combination of both-you still must have the passion.

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i strongly agree that writing is waaaaaaaaaay better if its about something that is impacting your life...like for example...my poem called gossip...that was about a rumor that was about me that was probably spreading for awhile that really pisses/pissed me off and i think that is the best poem i ever wrote...and umm my poem i want to die...it just occured to me one day that i wanted to write a poem that had the first letter of the title in each line(first letter) so if u look at the whole column it says something...it absolutely sucks...from my point of view lol

Better when it comes from heart. Cause the poem itself meens so much more to you.

When ever I feel I want to write poetry, I always look at my life or the live of the ones around me. I can never just make up a feeling or a story for a poem. Sometimes I wish I could just because the things that are around me are usually sad.. or depressing. And I am sick of writing those kinds of poems.

I disagree, but then again most poems posted here have not been drafted twice, let alone spell checked.

If you put time into a poem, regardless of subject and polish it into a finished article it will not matter if comes from the heart or not. A poem from the heart is usually more emotional and a lot less visual, so it could be a 50/50 flip depending on what poetry you enjoy reading yourself.

^I can never just make up a feeling or a story for a poem

Why not? You have an imagination, right? If you have is cookies, what would be like having bagels?

It's not that hard.

I have found that my best poems are from the heart. I suppose others may have another opinion but I believe true good poetry comes from the heart.

totally cuz its what people really think!

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If I try to write other than from the heart it comes out sounding forced and fake,theres only one way for me!

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nope, although true poems can be touching when written well, story poems can also be wonderful. (poems conveying an idea or theme that u have never experienced)

i think poems are good if they come from the heart, all my poems are from my heart, it doesn't mean it's true, but hey if i started writing it and it came to me, it's from the heart, and i felt it. I mean, one of my poems was slitelly about the holocaust because that subject matter inspires me, honestly because i grieve for those people and i find it so depressing that idk. I want to write as a way to get the depression out. Whatever someone writes even if it's not exactly about them, they will shine through. When i started writing about the holocaust it ended up being also about outcasts. and also gay/bisexual people deaf people... all these things. which in the end jsut stated... don't judge people, because this is what it lead to. And yes i do feel those things. Obviously not as greatly as a holocaust surviver. But do no wut it feels like to be judged. I am gay, and I'm pretty weird to be honest with all of you... and we're all people... if we start judging and ahting people and not allowing people to get MARRIED! (yah that's another subject haha) then... this will all jsut happen again.. and honestly I'm very worried about it.

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Quite often writing from the "heart" makes for a boring read, sometimes it is best to write from your mind and see what you come up with.

i dont agree comming from the heart is best because it expresses who you are how you feel....not somethin thats outta ur mind i think that would be a lil boring it all about heart:)

poetry has to come from the heart, i know that when i write poerty i have something on my mind and i am in the mood to wright, all poetry has to come from personal problems and the heart, or the poerty just does not sound good! :)

For me Poetry is my escape. When no one else will listen i write my heart out in words. My poems are very very deep.

Read them if you want. Search Lisa Carter.

Thanks. Comment please aswell

My poems all come from the heart and i think it is best when they do come from the heart beacause when it comes from the heart it like you readers can feel it and they will tell you when you post it if they can.

i think that all poems no matter where you think they come from they truly come from the heart.No matter what kind of poem it is.

i think that when you write from the heart, poetry is better ... maybe not stylistically, but the emotions are definitely more prominent.

When it comes from the heart its just way more deep and expressive

I feel the same way. Like I quoted... write from the heart. Every single one of my poems has a specially place in my heart and comes from how I feel.

^^ Same...I think poetry is better written if it comes from the heart or an experience that you have had..some random thing that you have no idea about just doesnt have that 'feeling'..

To me a poem isn't a poem if you didn't write it fromt he heart, if you just write some words that go together just to get attention, than that really isn't poetry to me. I write all of my poem about things I'm feeling or how i think my friends feel. Shanik

I agree with the very first post... Poems about experienced stuff are way better then fiction imo

Nearly all of my early poems were philosophical in nature and some of them are still considered some of my best pieces today but when I started writing from the heart and my experiences, my work took on a much more refined value. Do I still write poems that are not so good? Sure I do. Usually after I've studied a new writer and am trying to get their style down. But for me, writing about my passion, love, helps me write consistantly good poems while incorporating the new things I've learned.

Of course its better when poetry comes from the heart because a poem isn't really a true poem if it doesn't hav any heart in it.

I think poems that come from the heart are really the best ones..i've always said the best art is that which is about pain, love, or death (all emotions comming from deep within). it makes the poem real..and leaves the reader in awe.

A poem written about a persons life experiences could never be beaten by someone writing about something they see in someone elses life or something they wish they could see or do. poetry is about imagery and the best kind of imagery comes from experience.

Yes because it sound better the setting and timing is better. everything is better. when it fcome fromt he haert

Yes I believe that poems which are written from the heart are usually better, this is because they tend to have more soul. The writer tends to pour out more of emotions this way, that just writing a poem frm a randon topic.

Personally, I have to be inspired to write.

Well i think it comes from your mind and heart beacuse your heart can changes feelings all the time you mind is thinking of stuff and can change but its not really i feeling i guess

Most of my poems are based on me. Some on friends. Some on family. Things I wish I had. Many different subjects.

My topic are from things happening around me

Evryone of us have a openion..right? and we can say that thier openion is right or wrong...and mine too me differ from them...or it may right or wrong to them...

for me, writing a poem need a heart and mind...in order to convey your readers's feeling, it should be written from the deepest of your heart..and if you want to caught attention and u want ur writing admired by your readers used your mind...

Let just say i'm not really a writer...but i do write a poem when the mood strike me...there's a lot of topic you can work on..depends on your vast knowledge on certain subject...coz lack of knowledge means substandard work...and my first attempt to write was all about heartache..it's not my own experience of heartache but rather my bestfriend..i was able to put into writing all her pain..sadness...because i can feel her pain too.
when my classmates read the piece they thought it all about my heartache...i just smile...
but one thing i notice about....love poem is well appreciated....but some too admire other topics depend on how good the writer is...