06-14-2011, 05:48 PM
i often come up with a line while bathing. i never remember to write it down when i get out though. again themes, i often think of one only to let it pass before writing it down. i hate carrying things around so i don't have a pen and pad on me ever. i'm vacuous enough to think myself a good poet but i have improved over the years. (not much i know but i have 
) i found that immersion was pretty much the key as well. mainly in the reading and replying to and about poems. i listen to feedback and if i think it makes sense i'll use it., though i won't if it doesn't work for me. only lately have i begun reading the published work of others and i'm sorry i never did it sooner.
Leanne said interact with other poets and i agree, to a certain point, many of us so called poets think and write like we know everything; the truth is, many of us know very little. so yes, definitely mix with other poets, it's a must but do so with a touch of caution. jmo
) i found that immersion was pretty much the key as well. mainly in the reading and replying to and about poems. i listen to feedback and if i think it makes sense i'll use it., though i won't if it doesn't work for me. only lately have i begun reading the published work of others and i'm sorry i never did it sooner. Leanne said interact with other poets and i agree, to a certain point, many of us so called poets think and write like we know everything; the truth is, many of us know very little. so yes, definitely mix with other poets, it's a must but do so with a touch of caution. jmo