school help: A crisis of confidence in writing - Help.com

ok so honestly… ummm… how cud i put this its kool but u need to connect ur heart with ur brain coz wat ur using is just normal words just put some **** that ur the only one who thinks about (or think that ur the only person know about) look i might sound stupid but u got some kind of a talent u got to use it right u shouldnt think too hard about it just write.. this is how it goes coz life’s a ***** n wat u think ur good at is wat U are best at so just screw the world, write wat u want do wat u want, who knows sumday u cud become a FAMOUS poet n ull be like yeah ppl on help.com helped encouraged me to not stop writing wat i think is good for me, cheers m8;)

It’s good, lots of emotion, just don’t stop writing. I did that. I put it on hold for over 10 years! And just now I am picking up the pen again. It feels good but I have to work that much harder in order to learn and keep up with the trends.

Write what you know and feel, and carry a note book with you. Even if it’s just to get the scent of the afterglow of a stranger walking by, or the way the breeze sounded as the leaves slapped against the invisible touch like a crowd applauding and begging for another preformance shouting ‘ENCORE’
okay abit of cheese but you get the point. Writing notes and little tid bits developes your talent. A gift that shouldn’t be hidden or put on the sidelines or the back burner. If you got it, use it…
Maybe go into journalism, or something that will help you expand your horizons or hone in on your gift…

Good stuff, the second poem is definitely better than the first, but they’re both good. You got potential. Here’s some tips, try to stay away from cliches like:
“I’m screaming quietly”
“My structure cracks under the weight”
Although these aren’t terrible, they were pretty predictable. I love the opening line in Flat though.

Other things, read! Get your hands on as many contemporary poets (like 1920-present) as possible.

Experiment! Never limit yourself to one style. Quit with the every line is capitalized and ends in a comma. Use line breaks to your advantage, one line does not have to be a complete thought. This is an effective tool to weave some double meaning into your poems. Write poems that are one line long, that have four line stanzas, three line stanzas, that are one whole stanza. Change their position on the page, arrange them into patterns. The great thing about poetry is it’s all about emotion, there are NO rules in poetry, so just have fun making your own rules.

Always read your poems out loud to yourself. Even if you don’t intend to ever read them to anyone, this will help “tighten” up your poems amazingly. This is a good tool to see if a poem is “done”. Until you are 100% satisfied that everything sounds exactly like you want it to, you aren’t done with the poem :).

you’re good!