I became a paid subscriber because I’ve been reading a lot of poetry and want to get more into the world of poetry.
I also published my first poem, because I want to learn and out my work out here. I’m so scared on how it’ll be received but I want to write more poetry on substack and I can’t do that if I don’t publish poems. Here it is!
Even though it is your very first poem, it has some *fabulous* moments. You are going to be a wonderful poet. Also, you made such a great choice in using the "catalog technique," which provides immediate cohesion to a poem (and is very Whitman, too :) ) If you haven't heard the technique called that, you can learn more here: https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2011/05/21/how-to-write-a-catalog-poem-or-not/
Today was a big step for me.
I became a paid subscriber because I’ve been reading a lot of poetry and want to get more into the world of poetry.
I also published my first poem, because I want to learn and out my work out here. I’m so scared on how it’ll be received but I want to write more poetry on substack and I can’t do that if I don’t publish poems. Here it is!
https://open.substack.com/pub/mikedegen/p/we-tell-ourselves-stories-061323?r=9v196&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Welcome, Mike! So great to have you with us. :)
Even though it is your very first poem, it has some *fabulous* moments. You are going to be a wonderful poet. Also, you made such a great choice in using the "catalog technique," which provides immediate cohesion to a poem (and is very Whitman, too :) ) If you haven't heard the technique called that, you can learn more here: https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2011/05/21/how-to-write-a-catalog-poem-or-not/
thanks so much for your kind words and resource. those are exactly the type of resources I'd love to dive into to learn more!
You can find many, many free resources over at Tweetspeak. Also, if you want something portable, succinct, and well-rounded, try out Tania Runyan's How-to-Trio! :) https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2021/04/10/national-poetry-month-book-giveaway-tell-us-your-poetry-story-to-enter/
thank you (: