Too Young--Too Talented

I'm a young writer (11, 12 on may, 19th) and as a young writer I think it's a good thing. Being young and talented is good because it gives you a head start on everything. I have enough poems to last me up till I graduate college. On top of developing my skills which are seen as extradinary by some, not just because I'm young, but let's not get into that. Plain and simple it's good to be young and talented.

First off.
I've been coming here on and off to see what people are saying, and everyday I come to that spout between ddavidd and that other person and Perfection.
May I please state, as nicely as possible, stop fighting. That's not what this thread is for.

Now.
I think there is no such thing as 'Too Young -- Too Talented.' Many people just have the born talent to write, and develop it over time. They may be young, but they can write like a god. And anyone under, I'd say, 18 that can write WELL is considered a young poet. I've said it time and time again . . . half of the people on this site make me cringe with bad poetry and there. . . sexual preferences, but I suppose that's only my pet peeve.

Anyways. If I got off topic, forgive me. There are FEW on this site that could be considered 'Too Young -- Too Talented,' but I'd be glad to point them out. They're devotion to poetry is beautiful, as is their words.

xTheEcstasyOfSuicidex

I do believe I said "david and that other person." You were fighting with someone else, and Perfection was fighting with ANOTHER.

That's absurd. That's not what the forums are for. And, please, for the sake of your own repetition, stop acting like you know everything. FYI: You're far from it.

And. My name. That's [oxymoron] in it. If you were smart enough, you'd figure that out and know what an oxymoron is.

xTheEcstasyOfSuicidex

We were not fighting... it is only natural to discuss and exchange thoughts... I do not have any bad thoughts about anybody and I enjoy to see how other people see things and then compare that to how I see them myself... Offcourse this will lead to some argumenting but we did not get offensive at all and therefore it is not a fight.. You must learn the difference between argument and fight before you can make an acusation like that..

Discussions and arguments are a way of learning.

You have missunderstood...

take care

Age doesn't make a person a good writer...

Ah, you people make me chuckle.

Anyone could lie. Remember that.

Im 13 from canada and im not that good but iv read soem 14 yer olds poems and there really good
plz comment on my poems im learning to write longer poems butt i think that if some ones that good that yong i think its a gift

Abby, I like the point you make about the tendency to resign oneself to an unquestioning existence. I certainly think that that is a problem in all areas of life, including poetry. There are poets who are very good, but they find a formula that works for them, and are thereafter afraid to stray from those self-constructed bounds. So would those people still possess the creativity and passion and defiance that first defined them as great poets? I'm not sure. Because they may admittedly still be spans above other poets, when it comes down to sheer talent, even if they remain in a rut. Although... if a poet writes about the same things in the same way all the time, they are bound to shortly become stale, mm? I think in order for poets (or any people, for that matter) to truly keep an active existence, they need to keep pushing themselves to try new things, improving, making mistakes, etc. Maybe the best poets, young or old, are the ones who remember to keep doing that.

I haven't been visiting this sight in well over a month.

I feel honoured to be considered a 'good young poet' being 15 and all.

I think young people today are underrated in their abilities and overshadowed by our older contempories. But everybody can improve.

About what somebody said about there being no good and that it is all opinion i whole heartedly disagree.

Sybillene, if I spelled your name right, the idea you and abby discussed about people falling into patterns is quite an interesting one, especally related to young people. The reason why young people are often disregarded is, like many poets in generel, they write about what they are most concerned with at the moment. Many young kids are concerned with a highschool type love, granted much of it mirrors Petrarchan Poetry, it is presented in an immature fashion (not all of it, so you youngsters out there don't need to jump down my throat). I don't like Petrarchan Poetry to begin with, so if younger writeres fall into this pattern I am not going to like any of their poetry. Usually a younger person's life in the power countries of the U.S. of A, and England, aren't broad enough to add extras to the patterns. Yes what I am saying makes one question about young and talented, but again, to break this habit, or mindset, a young person doesn't have to have hard life, just a view of the world through other people's eyes. They should write about what bothers others, not just people their age either.

P.S. The pattern idea has also been a critique against Shakespeare's plays. Some people believe he merely found a formula, then plugged and chugged; however, insie of that formula he questions the things that matter. His patterns are bout humanity, the great truths, or asking if there are any. So patterns can be good.

I like your post, Cory! Lots of things to think about.

I wonder if it's the case that so many young people write, because, well... we tell them that they are talented, even if they aren't. That may be a good thing, because it gives those people who actually do have good talent the opportunity to try it out, but... it gives those looking for that talent a big slough of crap to dig through.

I like your point that people write what they know, and what high-schoolers (or college students, i'm guilty) know is "highschool type love." Maybe the ones who end up great are the ones who keep writing, as their consciousness continues to grow in complexity, scope, and perception.

I've noticed you and some others comparing Petrarchan poetry with another style, but I have to say I don't have any knowledge about what you're talking about. Would you happen to have a crash course? Or some good sites where I could learn about it?

Finally, Shakespeare. O, Shakepspeare! : ) I have to say, even if he is following "a formula," I think he's doing it better than most folks out there! In any case... there isn't really any original pattern, is there? Same old stories, retold: some in a trite way (a la 18 year old girls) and some in a wonderful, powerful, interesting way. And that's where you get my old buddy Willy.

Well im a young poet ive only been writing for a few months but i really was before than because just walking or when im sitting in class i felt like theres was a voice in my head whispering complex rythems stories things that really enchanted me and grabbed at me.
so i started to wrie them down its very strange to me though because when i write it feels like its not me whos writing but the world, stories of other people emotions i have never felt but somehow they come out on pen and paper

i personally feel that my poems are quite mature for my age

i dont belive its a bad thing that someone have a natural ability and write young, all that matters is we enjoy it

I think it is brillint that these kids can write at such a yound age. I don't think it's bad that they are young. For all we know a lot of the great writers could have started when they were younger and just weren't reveled until ther later years.

Hello,
Im 15 and over half my poems were written when i was 14. I think its good when people so young can express themselves and be creative.
Also these days mainly at high school and all there is heaps of labelling, bullying & love troubles.
So there is just so much to write a poem on...haha.
I think thats why, but i think its good to be young and talented.
Sihinta xx

I also think its great that you see younger people writing amazing poems, look at how talented they are now imagine what there poems are going to be like when they are older and more experienced.

I would say it's a b;essing just like smartness.

I agree with david its purely a blessing

I dont think age matters i think all poetry is good in its own way. i started writing when i was 12 and have never actually thought about making good poems or not, i simply write how i feel and see what others think of how i wrote it.

I agree. Age doesn't matter. Being a young writer myself (I'm 13), hearing that older, more experienced writers are praising us young'uns, it makes me happy. There's no such thing as being too talented too fast. It just gives us the rest of our lives to hone our skills. Hey, maybe someday one person here that's younger will be famous someday.

Im 16 like, but ive been writing since god knows how long. so i once was a really young writer lol tbh, my poems aren't good, and if ya check them out you will see this....but i write cos, i like too lol my life is great, its not like im depressed, i just enjoy writing lol i find it difficult to express meself sometimes, so writing helps me to express. probs the one, which sums me up the most is "21st century girl". now that one is the one, which is all about me, and how i am. i enjoy reading the comments i get from people so thanks to the people who have commented btw lol xxDaniixx

I personally think that its a blessing, i mean i am 14 years old and i LOVE poetry. I mean i dont like it when people on this site and in my life, read my poetry and put me down because they think i am to young to write something so powerful and they think that i didnt write it, and that i stole it. To me if you are under 18 and you write, and you write good, its a gift,but to the people who have the gift, it feels like a burden. And all the older people think that " oh there to good, or something not right about it" its not us younger minded peoples faults that we have original ideas, i mean we are young and havent experienced alot so of course when we write there is going to be at least poem thats not cliche, and by the way who do you think we get our cliches from, OLDER that 18 peoples work gives us different ideas, thats why i dont see why being a young writer is such a bigdeal

I'm 12 and i would say its a blessing. Because when i write poems. its my feelings and foor me it just need to come out

I agree completely Im 16 I dont know If I write "good" or not.. but I usually just write to calm myt restless mind .. I do agree w/ the .. harder life thing and we do sometimes just need to spill but I dont write or talk about things that happened in my past .. b/c I am .. ashamed of them or I just dont want people to know ..Im not sure I tend to write simply to let feelings out tho and it usually calms me down

I'm only 14 (not saying i'm talented but...)and i guess to some people it may seem pretty scary cause with our naive little minds we can create horrid emotions with our poems. i understand that some people do get a bit out of control with their poem and guide their own life the wrong way. but not all young talented poets are that way. i write some sad depressing poems but it only rests my mind. but i wonder that alot too, what if it is just something that will lead my life the wrong way....that would suck =[

It really doesnt matter how younge you are to write good it should just come from you heart and if it feels like there voice then they know how to write and msut love writing!

Talented nice..well it doesn't matter.