What's one activity that gets you prepared...

[billy]

Do you guys have any advice? I feel like I want to write, but I don't know what to write about.

thats how it starts :p poetry is insidious :p

first off just look at something, anything. try and strip it down in your mind and rebuild it on paper.
the same can be done with a scene or a situation.

try and be original in your interpretation.
if you don't write as a rule go for a three to six liner.

a simple observational poem i find to the easiest \;.

example;

Spoiled Fruit by William Marsland. (an instructional poem for the Nad)

soft dark stains
yield to my arthritic fingers

consoled within my poverty
by the generous gift of free fruit

i part the apple's skin
with my dentures.

the above too about 5 mins to write. afetr that i'd normally spend some time on an edit to see where i can improve it;

i think i could change poverty to another word. how about austerity to show this old person has to live within a budget.


not too happy fingers lets change it to grip

not happy with the first line, it's not really saying much, lets change the whole line to;

sweet rotting flesh


yield sounds a bit posh, let's change it to burst under and remove the to my (it also creates an image)

i dont like the two lines

consoled within my poverty
by the generous gift of free fruit

i'll change them too;

apathetic to my poverty
thankful to eat

ill change plastic to broken and reverse the end two lines.


so now i have;

Spoiled fruit by William Marsland

sweet rotting flesh
burst under my arthritic grip

i'm apathetic to poverty
thankful to eat

with broken dentures.
i crush the apple's skin

this would normally be put up for feedback. which i'll do presently.

thank's for the inspiration dan