Three non-technical keys to writing your best poetry

What makes good poetry?

If someone was to ask this question to a crowd of people, that person would probably receive any number of different answers. But in my personal opinion as the author of poetry books, considering the fact that poetry is an art, who is to say what makes one piece good as opposed to another not? Like any art form, it is highly subjective.

But with that being the case, I do believe that there are a few things any poet can do in order to make the best of their own work.

1. Be inspired –

If you don’t have some sort of inspiration behind your work, the result won’t be as satisfying as if you do. While in other forms of writing you can simply just jump into it, this is not the case with poetry.

2. Express emotion –

Letting your emotion pour out onto a page is very important in this particular form of literature.

3. Let if flow –

The flow of the words in your poetry is also very important. The more natural and compelling the flow of the words, the better your writing will end up.

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