How do you write poetry?

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I've gone through a few methods. A few years ago I would ride my bike to the park, draft ideas for half an hour, then tune it later that night. When I started college, it was usually drafted on the train ride in on Monday, and hopefully finished on the train ride out on Friday. Now I take a lot more individual notes, usually on my phone, then think about the story these notes create, and put that story into words.

The common denominator his how I think of what to write. I sit for a while, reflect on the past week (or month, or year), ask myself what I want to write about, note some thoughts on the subjects, and then find the appropriate way to say it all.