Resource Links

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/learning-from-poetry/

http://www.writersdigest.com/writing-articles/by-writing-genre/poetry

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/

     The links provided are websites that explain poetry and provide tips on how to improve writing skills. I choose these three websites because they each serve a purpose towards constructing a good poem. The first one focuses upon learning from poetry and understanding each aspect of a poem’s anatomy.  The second websites assists you to learn how to write poetry. The last website shows different poems and different poems, it also gives resources to people who are interested in poetry. I have decided to share these resources with you because these websites have been helped me in my very own poetry writing skills. 
   

My Book of Poems

 

This is picture is the cover of a binder that contains all of the poems that I written. The text that is seen is a catholic prayer known as the Serenity Prayer.  It says: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to changes the things I can, and the wisdom to notice the difference”. These are words that I attempt to live by every single day of my life. This prayer is the most inspirational prayer that I've ever seen. With that fact, I felt it was necessary to have that prayer on the front of a book that contains pages of inspirational writings.I also felt it was necessary to share because it views you, my audience a visual insight into my passion.  

Poetry and it's Importance to Me.

     Poetry is a special type of literary work in which the author is usually expresses his or her feelings and ideas.  Poems are written with a use of unique style and rhythm. I feel that poems are the best way that a person can express themselves.  For me personally, poems have been a great outlet for me because I enjoy writing and I can see the feelings that I actually feel. It is a safe outlet which is positive because I am not harming anyone when releasing my feelings. Poetry also stimulates my creativity and passion for writing because I am inspired to write out all my current thoughts of that time.

     Poetry has existed as long as history can record it. It’s been a part of all different movements throughout the phases of history. Poetry has been used in branches of thoughts like philosophy and religion. A majority of poems are backed up by messages of philosophy. The religious Hindu text of the Bhagavad Gita is just a long poem.

     Poetry is divided by different forms by their structure. There are limericks, haiku's, elegies, sonnets, and free verse. These are only a few types of poems; the types of poems that I have worked with.  I have written at least two of each type of the poems I just listed. 

     My favorite type of poem would have to be free verse.  I love free verse because there are no limits when it comes to writing. There aren't any rules, I can rhyme as much times I want. I also don’t have to worry about how many syllables I use in each word. I can write about anything and there’s no exact amount it has to be. I can make it as short as a sentence but as long as 5 pages.

     I feel that everybody should get or try to get involved with poetry, just to see if it’s something that they like. No everybody has to like it, but they should at least investigate towards it. I was exposed to it in high school and it has changed me as a person. I always liked writing, but being revealed to poetry has sparked a new flame in my heart. I acquired a passion for poetry, with each passing day I write more and I get better at it. This is what I love about poetry the most: the more I practice, the better I become.