what makes a good poet?

is it there consitancy? their different styles? how many poems they have? what makes a poet a poet? Because every one can write poems....but what does a real poet have that others don't? Does a poet have to be able to write all styles or have a main style but switch it up a bit?

Just trying to get everyone thinking...i rly love this discussion board and if u all could check out a few of my poems and tell me what you think and I will do the same, thnxs all.

Lissa

Poets come in all different shapes and sizes, just as people, for they are people. They might write the shortest or longest poems in the world. People would still be amazed by their work. They don't have to be consistent. They can be plain or decorated. They can have any style. Good poets simply touch people's hearts in some way... and that makes them good...

A good poet knows how to thread a good poem. A good poet has fans who find their writing beautiful even if nobody can understand the poem because of the use of complicated language. (BIG words, lol.)

very true...its important that they understand exactly what they are trying to say and know how to express what they want to say regardless of what anyone else thinks of what they are writing.

You definately have to get something across to the reader and an ability to make people understand what the poem is about however obscurely it's written is important. I think it's more how strongly the emotion is brought out through the words they choose rather than how long and impressive the words themselves are. You can write a powerful poem with simple words. I agree, good poets simply touch people's hearts in some way...

I think they just have to have the reader be able to feel the emotions and really understand what the poem is about.

`Taleee xx

Lol.. ^^^^ You always make me laugh =P Tehe.

One who doesn't hold back...

A good poet is someone who writes Exactly what their heart is feeling, If your heart is sad dont run from that because that could be the ground breaking poem that shows everyone something. Being a poet doesn't Necessarily mean your poems have to rhyme. Just aslong as it is true
and it is your original work.

Take Care

I don't think there is a deffinition of a "poet" because anyone can be a poet....I guess it's just a love of exploring things through writting because If you think about it poems don't even have to rhyme. Poetry is a way of expressing your creativity/curiosity. Anyone can be a poet...some people are just to embarassed to admit it!

For me, it is the language usage (word choice), how effectively they express whatever it is they're trying to express within the piece, poem. It's also the Structure, Tone, Rhythm, Flow, Diction, Imagery, and overall Fluency of the poem. How the poem plays to the ear. The poem's usage/use of language (how well it uses the words within to tie everything together). I want to be captivated, by the eloquence of your expression, by the elegance of your epithetic excellence. The number one key to a poem for me is the beauty and/or effectiveness, in and of its expression and how well that is translated and expressed, in an elegant, eloquent, and artistic manner!!! For me, it's all about the artistic beauty, how well they've crafted their work (as I said earlier how well it reads and palys to the ear -- basically, how well the poem is brought tohether ).

The number one Key to writing good poetry is how it is constructed, structured, and how that structure lends itself to the appeal of the poem when being read!!!

"One who doesn't hold back..."
That is exactly true.
(What I just said doesn't make sense, but the word "exactly" was calling to me and I felt I must use it.)
A good writer writes whatever he feels like writing, whatever he feels, and , doesn't hold back.

When I say "he", I really mean "he/she", and am just too lazy to write it.
Forgive me.

i could write you an icredibly large amount on this topic, but I will save you all alot of wasted time...decide what you want to make you a good writer.

heart and soul. if you write with your heart, the emotions will leak through your pen and touch the readers. that is what makes a good poet, in my opinion.

a good poet keeps the reader glued to the poem, its not boring, and they can write one poem and be great, i get better each time i write i went from stumbling over words to flowing rhymes

What makes a poet good is when they can express themselves without even talking. Good poets communicate in their own unique way and in their unique way of writing.

Right on Rachel!!

yeah im agree

Good poems. Strange how none of you said that.

"Good poems. Strange how none of you said that."

But what is a good poem??? See, the problem with just answering good poems is you can't, because it always goes back to the question of what is a good poem. And you can't Answer good poems to said question without getting into in your opinion what makes for a good poem!!!

Someone who doesn't have to ask, "What makes a good poet?"

Readers don't make a good poet. Readers just make poets better known. If you're trying to be a poet just to gain readers and 'fame' you're not a poet.

a good heart makes a good poet

The only things that make a good poet are:
having ever been in love
having ever had your heart broken
writing for urself rather than for awrads or impression
and finally...
honesty!

well said tina so if your inlove or heart broken your inspired to write more poems lolz

like me hahaha well said

When you get in touch with your feelings and it makes sense

A passion for writing.