steps to writing your first poem

 Good evening friends.tonight i will be sharing with you the steps involved in writing that first piece of poetry. 

Three Easy Steps

1. Relax! All that stuff I said about the Great Poets? It doesn't matter! While poetry may be an ancient and well-respected art form, your poetry doesn't have to be anything other than words on a page (or in your head). Forget about everything you think that poetry is supposed to be. It doesn't have to rhyme or make sense or even have real words. A poem is merely a way of expressing something, and our thoughts don't always make sense. Don't expect your poem to be great the first way you write it, and you won't work yourself up into an unnecessary writer's block.
2. Experience some poetry. Read it, listen to it, learn about it, anything! The best thing a writer can do is read. Do you ever find your thoughts "writing" themselves in the tone of the author of a book you're reading? Use this to your advantage as you get yourself in the "poetry" mindset. Read a book or Google a poet you've never read before. If Walt Whitman doesn't inspire you, read some Federico Garcia Lorca. You'll probably find that, once you find a poet who resonates with you, your creative juices will start flowing whether you want them to or not!
3. Just do it. "But... but..." No buts! If you've done the first two steps, you are more than adequately equipped to do some writing. Grab your favorite writing utensil (or open your favorite typing program) and jot down some words. Know that you never have to show them to anyone, so they can be the lamest, most inane words you think you've ever seen. It doesn't matter. If you edit yourself before you even write it down, you'll get stuck under the heavy weight we call Writer's Block. If you just let yourself write, you will. It's really that simple.

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