what is the proper way to make a poem.?

[._.yNa._.]

i juz don't know if mking it right...
i had done one poem...
and i don't think i did it correctly...:bawling:
could you give me some tips on how to make a good poem?
coz i don't think that expressing what i feel is not enough to make one...
what do you think?

[JBI]

The first thing is diction. Juz is not a word, but Just is. Start from there. The words you choose and the order you place them are what make a poem. I would say letter, but short of Cummings, I have not seen anything memorable with scattered letters, and even his work like that is sub-par to his less cubist work.

[nacreous]

I think that the first step to writing poetry is to figure out what in the hell youre really all about... who are you and what do you care about? Find some aspect of this insane world which dazzles you in particular, and write about that. Or, write about some concern or problem of the world which you care greatly about.
Thats just how I look at poetry. I think it should have some relevance to the world. Good luck in either case.

[._.yNa._.]

The first thing is diction. Juz is not a word, but Just is. Start from there. The words you choose and the order you place them are what make a poem. I would say letter, but short of Cummings, I have not seen anything memorable with scattered letters, and even his work like that is sub-par to his less cubist work.

thanks for sharing your thoughts...
it would help me a lot...:yawnb:

[._.yNa._.]

I think that the first step to writing poetry is to figure out what in the hell youre really all about... who are you and what do you care about? Find some aspect of this insane world which dazzles you in particular, and write about that. Or, write about some concern or problem of the world which you care greatly about.
Thats just how I look at poetry. I think it should have some relevance to the world. Good luck in either case.

thanks..!
hope i could make it right this time..
hehe.! ;)

[symphony]

"In the most silent hour of the night, ask yourself, 'Must I write?' " ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

I dont know what you mean by the "proper" way of writing poetry, but I'm sure when the muse comes, it brings the way along with it. :)
Reading some of your favorite works may help the words flow. Though personally I choose not to do that, to avoid influence.
I'd say nothing is proper, till you make it so.

[zuozuo]

IMHO;knowledge,reading,Words,Meaning,Emotion;a poet have responsibility for turn World to image.

[Umbilical]

Just write, and don't worry how -- there is no way.
Free yourself from that judgment and appreciate what you do as whatever you want it to be.

[quasimodo1]

all of the above

[ReynardKitsune]

i duno how to write poems -.-

[blazeofglory]

I do not know really how to write poems. poems are written spontaneously and effortless not mechanically. It pours from your heart. Do try o write poems the way you like it and you will be doing something amazing. Unlike prose poetry does not demand of you too much craftsmanship. If you are charged with overflow of emotions you will come up with wonderful poems.

[._.yNa._.]

i woUld LIke to tHAnk yOU all for sHAring your thoughts with me...
eVerythiNg you've said is highly apPreciAted.!

[EugenieIsabelle]

I think that it's difficult to define a good poem...when you've written something, read it, and if you feel that you wouldn't be ashamed to show it to one whom you love more than ought else on Earth, you've written a good poem. Or more simply, if you can read your work and feel good about having written it, the work deserves to live. I sometimes love my stories, but never love my poems, so I'll never be a poet, I'm afraid.