Comments on: Poetry Writing Tips Explained: Tip Two http://www.poewar.com/poetry-writing-tips-explained-tip-two/ Writing Career Center Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:49:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: john tzikas http://www.poewar.com/poetry-writing-tips-explained-tip-two/comment-page-1/#comment-224144 john tzikas Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:08:10 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/archives/2005/03/16/poetry-writing-tips-explained-tip-two/#comment-224144 I guess i differ with people on images vs emotions. I am more lyrical in my work and have edited drafts at least 10 times before they are what I want. Most great song lyrics are emotive. A lot of these images are cold, barren, disturbed at times. How are people going to visualize something they've never seen a lot of times the poet doesn't either . Why can't we like both anyways. My point is people feel pain, hate, anger, few see maggots eating a freshly severed skull. These poets are sucking up to the publisher who has a short attention span and a lack of emotional compass let alone very little drive or intellect to read a well crafted poem that may be more than 20 lines long. Should you not write for an audience of readers, not a publisher who wants what is in a how to book? I guess i differ with people on images vs emotions. I am more lyrical in my work and have edited drafts at least 10 times before they are what I want. Most great song lyrics are emotive. A lot of these images are cold, barren, disturbed at times. How are people going to visualize something they’ve never seen a lot of times the poet doesn’t either . Why can’t we like both anyways. My point is people feel pain, hate, anger, few see maggots eating a freshly severed skull. These poets are sucking up to the publisher who has a short attention span and a lack of emotional compass let alone very little drive or intellect to read a well crafted poem that may be more than 20 lines long. Should you not write for an audience of readers, not a publisher who wants what is in a how to book?

]]> By: Daanish http://www.poewar.com/poetry-writing-tips-explained-tip-two/comment-page-1/#comment-221291 Daanish Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:01:19 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/archives/2005/03/16/poetry-writing-tips-explained-tip-two/#comment-221291 wow... i noticed that the way you write is really powerful, and i picked up on little things, that do seem to make more of an impact, like turning 'a' int "the". ty! keep it up! i wrote a few poems...and i was wondering if you could help me improve them, or rate them. feel free to email me...or post right here. if ur interested, i would like to have it read by you. wow… i noticed that the way you write is really powerful, and i picked up on little things, that do seem to make more of an impact, like turning ‘a’ int “the”.
ty! keep it up!

i wrote a few poems…and i was wondering if you could help me improve them, or rate them.
feel free to email me…or post right here.
if ur interested, i would like to have it read by you.

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