09-11-2011, 06:29 AM
If I may, I would like to add something.
Many people that are considered well spoken automatically think (or are even pushed by friends) that they should be able to immediately write poetry. Until recently, I thought that my love for words was enough. It is not.
I spent a long time on my first few poems; I edited them and 'corrected' problems. With a serious investment, I became so attached to my words that anything other than praise was received poorly on my part. I never read poetry of any kind other than a book called 'Love Poems' by Charles Ghigna.
Maybe people grab a guitar or some other instrument and play whatever they can learn and because no one around them is any better, the amateur reviews are much too kind. This leads the instrumentalist to think that they have something special that only needs practice. In turn, these would-be musicians are very similar to the 'poets' that never learn, but produce. Imo
Many people that are considered well spoken automatically think (or are even pushed by friends) that they should be able to immediately write poetry. Until recently, I thought that my love for words was enough. It is not.
I spent a long time on my first few poems; I edited them and 'corrected' problems. With a serious investment, I became so attached to my words that anything other than praise was received poorly on my part. I never read poetry of any kind other than a book called 'Love Poems' by Charles Ghigna.
Maybe people grab a guitar or some other instrument and play whatever they can learn and because no one around them is any better, the amateur reviews are much too kind. This leads the instrumentalist to think that they have something special that only needs practice. In turn, these would-be musicians are very similar to the 'poets' that never learn, but produce. Imo