Tips on how to make my poetry better.

Can anyone read my poems and tell me what makes a great poet?

Go and read the article section of this website, that should help you out.

And then go and read some great poets and see how it is done. Better yet, get a book about a great poet that you like, and read through other famous and skilled writers break down their work, line by line.

That way you will learn their tricks.

Live, love and learn;)

Thankies. ^ ^.........Many of my friends just laugh at my poems. But I just tell em to go away. Lol. I write what I feel and that's best for me.

Greetings,
Not sure if this will help (there are so many topics on individual topics posted elsewhere, but I believe this is the most broad and inclusive) it's quite lengthy but it covers a variety of topics and has input from many P&Q members. It is not meant to tell you how to write, but to be a place of reference/help/advice to others-a place where many of the questions put forth repeatedly in these forumns is addressed, mainly to offer suggestions on writer's block (tips/exercises to break it. Inspiration, ideas, etc.), exercises to spur creativity (whether form, style, type of poem, content, etc.-just some stuff to try when blocked or to try something different), various poetic terms/definitions, a variety of basic stuff and technical stuff, submissions and poetry markets (where/how to submit your work). So hopefully there is something here for everyone. Worth sifting through(I hope). I would also appreciate any comments/additions-whether opinions or advice (personal or technical), poetic definitions, exercises, your own personal writing habits, etc.

NOTES ON WRITING POETRY
http://www.poems-and-quotes.com/discussion/topic.html?topic_id=56674

Peace, Poetry, & Power,

Gary Jurechka

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a great poet is able to write a poem in which the reader interprets it exactly ow the writer planned