Not a poet....need some variety to my writing - Writers Forum

crowe1120 · 02-17-2008, 12:11 AM

A dark cloud
hovers over him
rain pours down
trickles along his face

Drowning his heart
shots of whiskey
fills numbs his soul
his pain has no end

Thoughts run around
compounded apathy
sets blankets his spirit
with no end to be found

Baron · 02-17-2008, 12:21 AM

I suggest that you read some published poetry. Take a look at the poetry masterclass links on this forum. Stringing some sentences together with bad grammar and no punctuation, then arranging them into stanzas doesn't make a poem.

crowe1120 · 02-17-2008, 12:28 AM

Thank you for the tip on how to write poetry, because I am honestly clueless about the subject. Most of what I write are short stories and fiction.

Baron · 02-17-2008, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by crowe1120

Thank you for the tip on how to write poetry, because I am honestly clueless about the subject. Most of what I write are short stories and fiction.

Here's a link to free e-book downloads. Search out a few modern poets like Bukowski or Kerouac. Most of the classics are available here as well.

Free Poetry eBooks e-Books