How I did it: Sorry if the one sentence was overly cute. I wrote a lot of poetry from teenage years till late twenties. Mostly stopped when I started doing a lot of scientific writing. Wrote a chapbook published online by an editor who was consistently supportive of me. Worried from 4-5 yearts ago that I would never write again, giving myself ultimata, always a way of being self-destructive. Found a poem drifting into my head over the last year whenever I have made room for it.
Lessons & tips: Love the sound of language? Play with it like water or a baby toy? Or let go of my cliches and go to do your own? :-)
Resources: the ability to go through the phonological alphabet (all consonant sounds of the alphabet) is useful for rhyming poems. I like to think about poetry while walking or driving and a little tuned out.
thanks for cheering my ‘learn to cook’ goal. but i was in the middle of writing ‘how i did it’ lol. just now updated it and wrote some tips.
i also love poetry. i have been so busy with my studies and other things that i haven’t written anything much. i would like to publish them by feb next year.
i like ‘play it like water or a baby toy’ tip, lol keep writing. it’s a great gift. :)
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