My poem: Poor Andre

[Todd]

Ok thank you!
So adjectives, and words that set a scene to make it play like small parts of a film?
Do you have any tips on writing BETTER poetry?
Not poetry that's only great to me, but to everyone else aswell...(People do like my poems, but I want to mesmerize people!)
I'd also like to write raps, just ones that talk about things with meaning besides money, clothes, and women.!(sorry if I'm bombarding you with all these questions but it feels like I finally found LEGIT help.!)

Hey if your goal is to write great poetry. You'll get there. It's all work and time, for the most part. Put in the work it'll happen. Here's a few tips:

Read good poetry that you like. Your likes will change over time, but what's important is you read for pleasure and then read critically. If you like something notice how the writer gets the effect. You will begin picking up technique by osmosis.

Make every word count, no extra words. Always search for fewer words to do more work.

Use imagery and figurative language (metaphor, simile, synecdoche, etc) rather than to just tell us things.

You mentioned adjectives. As a general rule use nouns and verbs. Adjectives and adverbs get overused and weaken the line. She spoke softly is not as strong as she whispered.

Keep writing. Develop a thick skin for critique. Thank people, but evaluate what they say. Use what makes sense, ignore what doesn't.

Those are my main tips. Hope some of that helps.

Best,

Todd