i agree with @twoblueviolets, i think the best thing to do is write about something that's meaningful to you! most of the time, the really intense and emotional experiences we have are not actually individual experiences (i like to choose to take this as a positive), but in reality a lot of people can relate to things that you're thinking about or going through. i wouldn't strive to write a poem that every single person can relate to, because honestly that's just not possible. people are going to connect with different experiences on different levels and that's okay! just write about how you feel and all the other stuff will eventually fall into place :)
in regards to vocabulary—READ!!!! i cannot stress how important reading is. it doesn't even have to be novels. you could read newspaper articles, grocery store lists, recipes, lyrics, literally anything you can get your hands on. the more information you take in, the more will stick with you and you'll be able to use that knowledge in the future, especially vocabulary. if you'd like, you could also keep a running list of words that you're unfamiliar with or words you just like the sound of and pull that out whenever you need some inspiration. @twoblueviolets mentioned this too, but pinterest is super super helpful for stuff like this (and anything relating to writing in general, to be honest).
These were ubiquitous when I was a kid (exposing my age here, haha). I love your depiction here, especially in this striking blue! If you felt like challenging yourself, you could add a pixelated shot of a game to the screen -- but then again, it'd be tough to choose which one!
This is a great example of communicative and moving poetry that comes from a very simplistic rhyme scheme. There is an absence of "big words," but you don't always need to use a complex vocabulary to produce something that makes you FEEL. In fact, there's something tidy and succinct in the pairing of your words that works to strengthen this piece. Well done!
This says to me that you've truly learned how to live in the moment (even if it feels like procrastination sometimes). We all deserve a little beauty in our day, and often we must grasp onto it when it presents itself or it can so quickly slip away. And I love your play on that Benjamin Franklin quote: "One today is worth two tomorrows"!
Your words are saturated with emotion: futility and despair, but also compassion for others and the struggles they will now face. You're not alone in how you feel, know that. Family and community is what will bind and strengthen us as we move forward into this precarious future.
"Mirror" is this week's featured photo on vtdigger.org, up now in their Life & Culture section! You can all check it out now, here! vtdigger.org/life-culture
i agree with @twoblueviolets, i think the best thing to do is write about something that's meaningful to you! most of the time, the really intense and emotional experiences we have are not actually individual experiences (i like to choose to take this as a positive), but in reality a lot of people can relate to things that you're thinking about or going through. i wouldn't strive to write a poem that every single person can relate to, because honestly that's just not possible. people are going to connect with different experiences on different levels and that's okay! just write about how you feel and all the other stuff will eventually fall into place :)
in regards to vocabulary—READ!!!! i cannot stress how important reading is. it doesn't even have to be novels. you could read newspaper articles, grocery store lists, recipes, lyrics, literally anything you can get your hands on. the more information you take in, the more will stick with you and you'll be able to use that knowledge in the future, especially vocabulary. if you'd like, you could also keep a running list of words that you're unfamiliar with or words you just like the sound of and pull that out whenever you need some inspiration. @twoblueviolets mentioned this too, but pinterest is super super helpful for stuff like this (and anything relating to writing in general, to be honest).
i hope this was helpful :)
Thank you so much!! Also, I have literally never heard of that Ben Franklin quote :/ :D but sounds like something i'd do!!!
yes it happened recently lol. Thank you!! I'll be looking.
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Yes! Thank you!!
These were ubiquitous when I was a kid (exposing my age here, haha). I love your depiction here, especially in this striking blue! If you felt like challenging yourself, you could add a pixelated shot of a game to the screen -- but then again, it'd be tough to choose which one!
This is a great example of communicative and moving poetry that comes from a very simplistic rhyme scheme. There is an absence of "big words," but you don't always need to use a complex vocabulary to produce something that makes you FEEL. In fact, there's something tidy and succinct in the pairing of your words that works to strengthen this piece. Well done!
This says to me that you've truly learned how to live in the moment (even if it feels like procrastination sometimes). We all deserve a little beauty in our day, and often we must grasp onto it when it presents itself or it can so quickly slip away. And I love your play on that Benjamin Franklin quote: "One today is worth two tomorrows"!
Your words are saturated with emotion: futility and despair, but also compassion for others and the struggles they will now face. You're not alone in how you feel, know that. Family and community is what will bind and strengthen us as we move forward into this precarious future.
"Mirror" is this week's featured photo on vtdigger.org, up now in their Life & Culture section! You can all check it out now, here! vtdigger.org/life-culture