Art of Poetry

    In my small little room in Los Feliz, I remember writing endlessly. Scribbles and scrabbles of thoughts, experiences, and memories. Excited, I sat with my cat , as I transported us into a different realm.  As my pen hit the paper, each letter flowed into each other like a river stream, and formed a living breathing being….

But that was almost fifteen years ago when time was abundant and no rhyme or form existed. 

Now, in school I have learned so many new things about reading, writing and the technical things that come with it. In my opinion, poetry is more easier to write about, because all essays, no matter what kind they are have a basic outline to follow - introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion. However, poetry does not really have outlines. Poetry has various forms, and it is like a beautiful math equation that is complex but fruitful once you accomplish it. Writing poetry is not an easy task, it requires bountiful imagination, freely flowing thoughts, and a will to squeeze out every idea you can. Then, you have to arrange and re-arrange the pieces to fit the puzzle. You can be creative with how you arrange the pieces, and even break rules, yet you still have to fit the form.

Writing about poetry informed me about my own poetry,  because writing about it allowed me to analyze the creative aspect, tone, voice, and also the technical aspects such as poetic devices. It also opened my eyes to understanding poetry, by giving me a background on how poets create and formulate them, as well as what devices and theme they use. Having this knowledge greatly impacts my future writing.

From this experience, I not only learned a small percentage of how to be a student, but a teacher as well. I learned how to write poetry, by learning various styles and forms, and devices. Moreover, I read numerous poems, and drafted multiple of my own, until I could produce a decent copy. Writing about poetry, in my opinion, placed me more into the lens of a teacher, because in a sense, I had to analyze and “grade” a poet’s oeuvre. It sharpened my skill set in looking between the lines of a poem and understanding how it contributes to a poet’s scholarship. Thus, if I ever decide to go for a teaching career, I will have an inkling on how to evaluate a writing piece with a keen sight.