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Cordonostic Poems - The Poetic Form I Created Myself ...
The bird in the photo may be a suitable poetry prompt for you, for creating your first Cordonostic poem, or you may have your own things you want to write about. I may have a think about the bird, and create a new Cordonostic poem, especially for the bird, and this post, fun! If I do write that poem, it will be under the one I wrote some time ago, which is underneath the explanation of what a Cordonostic poem is, below.
By Carolyn Cordon5 years ago in Poets
Poetry Doesn't Have to be Poetic: How to Write Without Pressure
I started writing poetry a few years ago, back when I first began my University course. There were so many talented writers, all who dabbled in differing genres and forms of the written word, and I was astounded at the content they could pour onto the page. I began to doubt myself, but my stubborn arse wouldn't let itself give up. Instead, I created a poetry instagram and began uploading my first attempts directly to the world wide web for all to see.
By Jade Hadfield5 years ago in Poets
Why does painful poetry come more easily?
When I entered into Vocal’s ‘Color is Pride: True Colors’ challenge, I was both excited and intimidated by the project. I realised quite quickly this would be the most personal and likely the most challenged writing experience of my adult life. The last time I had written a poem I was fresh out of high school and in my first real relationship. There was a clear purpose, which helped; write something cute and dumb and that’ll do. Simple enough, right? Somehow it was still surprisingly difficult. It didn’t even need to be good to get the job done. It was very much one of those ‘it’s the thought that counts’ scenarios, but still I struggled.
By Bree Beadman5 years ago in Poets
