Dear Readers,
I hope you enjoyed yesterday's blog post! This blog will include one aspect on how to find inspiration to create some sort of writing piece (for me it's poetry, but for others it might be some other type of writing). It will also include day two's progress. Feel free to suggest ideas on how to find inspiration too (in the comments)!
I have found many ways of getting inspired throughout the time that I have been writing poetry. Every Tuesday I will write about one or two ways to find inspiration. I often like to read a few poems from several poetry books to get some ideas. Some authors for poetry books that I enjoy are; Billy Collins, the famous Sylvia Plath, Rumi, Pablo Neruda and many more... If you are interested in having more recomendations, make sure to read Friday's blog posts. Simply reading a few poems might not spark much inspiration so, you can also pick a random page of that book, read the title and make a poem (or writing piece) about that theme/concept. Make sure to not read the actual poem though since you might just end up writing something too similar to it. When I do this, I have to write a few poem drafts before I find one idea that really clicks, so make sure that you are patient. After you have written a couple of drafts, it's fun if you read that book's poem then read your poem and see how different or similar they are. Maybe you pictured that theme in a completely different way!
Day Two's Progress:
Yesterday I found the idea that I wanted to write about (Ravens with their cruel manner) and today I started to make a first draft. I normally like to write in free verse, but for this poem, I decided to experiment a little bit with iambic pentameter. In basic iambic pentameter, a line of poetry consists of ten syllables and a beat which has an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. I was having trouble finding better words to use in my poem since I had to focus so much on wether or not the beat is correct or if there is the right amount of syllables. I am not sure now if I should continue writing this poem in iambic pentameter or if I should just change my poem and write it in free verse. I definitely love poems in iambic pentameter so I think I will experiment a bit more with this style even if I chose to write my poem in free verse. Do you guys have any tips for writing in iambic pentameter?
Have a great Tuesday!
~ Golden Ink
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