Nick: What has helped to improve your poetry?

answers1: i am not a poet... but heres something that might help 
 
-read other poems, get inspired not copy 
-learning new words by reading or however (to describe things more
accurately, dictionary +thesaurus =good) 
-if you are describing something in a poem, actually describe the
thing you are describing in a way that actually describes it. not
because the way you are describing simply 'sounds nice'. 
-keep away from cliches 
-use symbols and metaphors (but good ones) 
 
thats all i can think of hope it helps
answers2: I might nt b as qualified as sm big shots here but then i
can say sm thngs...read all sorts of poetry..nvr mind who has writen
them..just concentrate on the stylr used..the way words make magic,the
way ideas flow and stuff like dt...and then write abt thngs that move
u d mst,thngs dt matter to u...and nvr force poems out of urselves,i
guess one shld nvr labour to produce a poem,instead let it bloom
inside you.....let ur mind overflow....well all ds hav helped me...and
finally enjoy wat u do... :-) 
keep writing 
peace,cheers 'n respect
answers3: Learning poetry forms helped me to improve my poetry
answers4: Reading poetry from all times and places, in bilingual
editions as much as possible. (Even if you don't know the language,
the chances are good that you'll see differences in prosody, syntax,
rhymed words, etc., which will help you understand the poem and the
language better. Usually more recent translations are better, but not
necessarily.) 
 
Accepting that you, even though you're a poet or aspire to be one,
will not like all canonical poets. (You aren't supposed to like all
other poets, no matter how great the canon says they are. That's one
reason why you need to read criticism/theory/history. See below.) 
 
Writing poetry of all kinds, of all forms and tones and "levels" of
language and whatnot.... 
 
Emulating poets I admire/d (more when I first started). Being sure
that some of these are living poets. 
 
Writing out others' poems to "feel" the words and feelings and thought
processes more intimately and often more clearly. 
 
Memorizing favorite poems and sharing them with others. 
 
Being willing to write anywhere, anytime. (Having a pad of paper and a
writing instrument with you at all times and nurturing an ability to
concentrate. Sometimes changing the kind of paper and writing
instrument you use.) After doing this for a while, hopefully figuring
out how best you write and making your schedule fit those conditions.
 
 
Writing something first thing in the morning if at all possible. Not
only will you know that you've done something for yourself, but you'll
also put yourself in a poetic frame of mind for the rest of the day:
you'll be thinking of what to do with those lines you wrote or other
lines for other poems will come to you. 
 
Being unafraid to show others your poems, even if they are works in
progress. Choosing different sorts of people to show your poems to,
including everyone from nonreaders of poetry to those you know will
give you honest and constructive criticism. Being willing to listen to
that criticism and do something with it. 
 
Living in another country for at least six months. 
 
Getting outside. 
 
Being unafraid to be alone. 
 
Falling in love. 
 
Trying to make one new friend wherever you are, whomever you're with. 
 
Living as principled a life as possible. 
 
Realizing that the duty of the poet is almost always to be a loser.
Realizing that, at least in the U.S., the poet is too often a prophet
without honor. 
 
Reading all kinds of poetry criticism and history. For me there are
two especially interesting books, one for its ambition and scope and
love, the other for its very different approach: Michael Schmidt's
Lives of the Poets and Louis Zukovsky's A Test of Poetry.---And most
poets have the experience of reading Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet
when first beginning. 
 
Avoiding Selected Poems or anthologies, instead reading entire books
or collections by a single poet as much as possible; also, trying to
concentrate on one poet for as long as possible. 
 
Finding venues where you can read your poetry to others, thus trying
out your voice in different ways, seeing how and where the poem seems
to stand or fall, meeting other poets who might have the same
aesthetic or might be looking for a certain sort of sounding board.
 
 
Looking always for greatness, but not always accepting the words of
others that it exists where they say it does, whether they're readers,
critics, poets, or muses.... 
 
Remembering that there's always not only a need but a duty to improve....
answers5: You need to send these to a publisher I enjoyed the read and
think this would make a great book.
answers6: Age. 
Life experiances and reading lots of other peoples poetry helped me. I
am no longer tied to rules. I write the words and then see if it works
and how it works. Sometimes the form comes naturally, other times it
ends up as prose.
answers7: Basically the romance is just the way of talking without voice, 
· How to talk with out voice……………? Yes……………. 
· I am explaining dear …………………. 
· Why you are feeling crazy………………………………,,??? Yes ……………..??? 
· Just talk with eyes to eyes………………… 
· Talk with hands to her……………………………. 
· Talk lips to lips with her………………………………….. 
· Talk by your nose to nose with her……………….. 
 
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answers8: having interest in it and studying some poetry books.
answers9: Read widely, learn about different styles of poetry and
literary techniques. Appreciate others' works. Have pieces of paper
with you (even receipts are fine too) and a pen/pencil with you
wherever you go, jot down ideas, images that you see, phrases that you
come by along the street...all the little things in life can be
materials for your poems. 
 
In the beginning you might find yourself writing about the mundane
things in one's lives, but as you grasp the ways of writing, your
thoughts will take you deeper to the next level, and you may find your
poems getting more philosophical, questioning about things that you
see, or trying to explain certain things. 
 
Write often if you can. Doesn't have to be rigid like writing a diary
to produce say, a poem a day. There're bound to be times when you're
just not in the mood, or can't think of things to write about. It's
ok. You might find that writing meaningful, though short poems are
much better than forcing yourself coming up with something everyday.
 
 
Enjoy : )
answers10: It all comes from your life - what moves you, what your
heart wants, love, death, fear, betrayal, epiphany... 
 
Your poems don't have to rhyme or follow traditional meters, ie,
iambic pentameter. Great poems are honest and come from the soul,
unfiltered. 
 
Show up every day and tap into your emotions. 
Best wishes

Nick

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