I made an attempt, after reading some poetry the other night, to try and develop my writing to a more classic style. I did some research on-line. I read some of the classic poets' works and it built my curiosity.
There seems to be several layers and styles of writing including creative writing, freestyle, modern, and classical. There is therapeutic writing that the authorities try to encourage inmates and prisoners to involve themselves in. It seems that when you can capture deep emotions and put them to words… it works wonders for the tempered soul.
There were suggestions on how to develop a poem… how to take notes and how to edit the work. It seems that most poets and writers are tortured by the use of one or two lines or words. The best advice was to read the analyses and critiques of famous works and try to develop your personal work off of the perfection of others’.
There are a lot of rules to poetry. There are stanza rules, rhyming rules, timing rules, line rules, verb usage rules and repetitive usage rules. There was quite a bit of encouragement for the new writers. Among the suggestions were to keep a notebook and jot down feelings and emotions that can be used in a poem. Start the poem and them put it down for another visit on another day. Change a few lines and words and then put it down again for future consideration. It will eventually come to an end after much editing and re-editing.
It is apparent that most poets and writers are poor but philosophical… educated but determined. I will never be an educated poet which is perfectly alright with me. I have been given permission to be a casual thinker, a freestyle writer and a therapeutic writer. I am apparently a “writing hobbyist”.
I will continue to scribble down my thoughts. I will continue to attempt to write down my observations and emotions. I do it for myself to clear my soul and conscious. I only save them in a social forum to preserve them. I want my thoughts to be preserved for my children and their offspring… self-centered, but honest. Ahh... that was very therapeutic…
Shannon R Killman
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