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suture In reply to ??? [2015-07-04 00:19:46 +0000 UTC]
Sorry for this ridiculously tardy reply. I agree with your assessment regarding cryptic/confusing writing. I believe I discussed it in a bit more detail in Tips For Editing Poetry , but I would have to re-read it to know for sure. There is a section entitled, "In Praise of Ambiguity" that might be where it is.
Thanks for reading and commenting! Much appreciated!
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Leopold002 [2014-11-14 12:07:17 +0000 UTC]
In other words, you have to start somewhere.
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sun-lily [2013-08-27 03:07:32 +0000 UTC]
Very helpful! I've been told since I was a child that poetry had to be real stuff never fiction. Thank you for these tips!
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sun-lily In reply to suture [2013-08-30 03:00:04 +0000 UTC]
We shall!
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DoveThunder [2012-10-13 17:20:59 +0000 UTC]
Amen.
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MattVoscinar [2012-09-25 07:15:09 +0000 UTC]
This is perfect.
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fyoot [2012-06-22 20:50:20 +0000 UTC]
Lol, why has this shown up in my message centre again?
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suture In reply to fyoot [2012-06-23 01:47:14 +0000 UTC]
I was trying to add it to the Featured gallery over at HQ but this incomprehensible mockery of a website has made it challenging.
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liger0schnider [2011-02-17 01:45:31 +0000 UTC]
Faved for future help.
Cheers
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MissLisara [2010-08-17 16:01:14 +0000 UTC]
Two words bandied about a lot in this life but as relevant here as anywhere - 'Thank You'.
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UglyyDuckling [2010-07-10 19:19:19 +0000 UTC]
my friend showed me this as i really needed help on my poems
i just wantd 2 say thanks for putting this upp as it gave me ideas && advice on pieces i wish 2 write in the fututre (: x
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suture In reply to UglyyDuckling [2010-07-12 18:41:40 +0000 UTC]
Thanks. This is really just a very basic primer. If you are actually serious about writing poetry, be sure to read Tips For Editing Poetry which goes into more detail.
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Jenu1 [2010-01-17 20:04:07 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much sir or madam--I've been trying to learn how to make my poetry more meaningful as well.
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thefarawayperson [2010-01-03 10:37:33 +0000 UTC]
This is really helpful, and though I know i've been doing some of these things, I know I still have a lot to learn.
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unknown-sources [2009-07-27 15:45:44 +0000 UTC]
this may be helpful
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TsuKi-PanDa [2007-03-31 13:52:26 +0000 UTC]
hmm very interesting indeed but i believe u hav to be gifted at writing beautiful peoms its not really something u can simply learn in my opinion
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HopeJones [2007-01-18 06:33:23 +0000 UTC]
Exactly what I needed to read. I'm new at writing poetry and didn't have a clue--other than the pre-school rhyming--bit. I've written two poems and now I can see where they can be improved. Thank you.
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q365 [2006-12-24 02:10:51 +0000 UTC]
Wow. Excellent article!
Any similarly-minded advice for prose-ists?
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sumgie1 In reply to q365 [2011-06-06 09:42:08 +0000 UTC]
You may want to check this out:
[link]
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suture In reply to q365 [2006-12-27 22:06:01 +0000 UTC]
Been trying to get somebody on that but no takers so far.
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Xathrax123 [2006-11-13 11:44:32 +0000 UTC]
I'm really glad I stumbled upon this. I hope this will help me improve my writing at least a bit. Just one comment - perhaps it's just because english isn't my native language, but it would be really cool if there were some examples given on using syllables and vowels in a poem to improve the feeling. But otherwise really, really great
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suture In reply to Xathrax123 [2006-11-17 00:34:33 +0000 UTC]
Thanks. You may want to check out the second installment of this: [link]
There's more detail in it about syllables and vowels and whatnot.
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pens1ve [2006-11-12 09:08:45 +0000 UTC]
Good advice. Thank you.
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Kayelei [2006-06-29 23:34:58 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. The well-thought out statements really help. I can tell you are experienced in these matters.
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suture In reply to llFallenStarll [2006-06-08 20:38:45 +0000 UTC]
Glad to be of use. Be sure to read the follow-up: [link]
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suture In reply to llFallenStarll [2006-06-10 16:37:54 +0000 UTC]
Part 3 is on the way. Stay tuned.
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larsbohr [2006-05-04 06:27:34 +0000 UTC]
This isn't fiction -- it's an writing advice column. Why is this in the General Fiction section?
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dispathy [2006-04-11 20:22:29 +0000 UTC]
I think this may be able to help me, Thanks.
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irishhellgirl [2006-03-31 13:45:08 +0000 UTC]
thank you so much for the tips... i am a poet... and hopefully *crosses bruised fingers* it will help me ^_^
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dutchshun [2006-01-18 18:28:41 +0000 UTC]
^.^ ~
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MotivationNeeded [2006-01-18 00:11:09 +0000 UTC]
Dude, you rock for writing this, It helped me out alot - Thank you
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