I really like the imagery in this poem! You have some great descriptors and comparisons, like the terrible sea, the quick sand, and the cold icy snow. This reminds me a lot of Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44885/annabel-lee. Thank you for sharing!
I feel this way all the time and I get the ick from my writing a lot. When you're a perfectionist it's hard to get through writer's block/feeling like your writing isn't good. If I'm feeling unmotivated or icky with my writing I like to read whatever I'm drawn to (sometimes poetry, sometimes fiction) and see if any themes inspire me. Also, I took a writing class this summer and we read Bird by Bird (by Anne Lamott) which was such a good read and super helpful in mindset/motivation towards writing!
I totally do this! Especially when I listen to Phoebe Bridgers/Boygenius/Mitski who all have very poetic lyrics that can double as poems. It's fun to experiment with your writing and see how you could add a musical aspect to it - also reminds me of some spoken word poems I saw a while ago that incorporated songs mid-poem (I think it was Sarah Kay).
Hello, Amelia! And thank you for sharing your thoughts on this! I appreciate how you put examples of what you felt about writing.
I do the same exact things to my writings, cause well, I like showing my siblings or my parents what I’ve made or even that I got on the front page. So when I don’t for months on end because I’ve felt uninspired makes me feel I’m not good enough.
Yes. I struggle with that as well. I will right something bad, and then I get in a funk thinking all my writing is bad. Like when I don’t get published that means I am failing. But what you meantioned is also very true, remembering that all writers have there not as good writing. Thanks for sharing<3
I do a lot. I also sometime use songs that mean a lot to me as inspiration for poems that I write. I think very good songs are just long poems that rhyme and repeat.
I do that too! Except I imagine a nice rhythm of a guitar or bass guitar behind my poetry! To be honest, I wish I could play an instrument so I could create my poems into something much more than ‘just words.’
I really like the imagery in this poem! You have some great descriptors and comparisons, like the terrible sea, the quick sand, and the cold icy snow. This reminds me a lot of Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44885/annabel-lee. Thank you for sharing!
I feel this way all the time and I get the ick from my writing a lot. When you're a perfectionist it's hard to get through writer's block/feeling like your writing isn't good. If I'm feeling unmotivated or icky with my writing I like to read whatever I'm drawn to (sometimes poetry, sometimes fiction) and see if any themes inspire me. Also, I took a writing class this summer and we read Bird by Bird (by Anne Lamott) which was such a good read and super helpful in mindset/motivation towards writing!
I totally do this! Especially when I listen to Phoebe Bridgers/Boygenius/Mitski who all have very poetic lyrics that can double as poems. It's fun to experiment with your writing and see how you could add a musical aspect to it - also reminds me of some spoken word poems I saw a while ago that incorporated songs mid-poem (I think it was Sarah Kay).
Hello, Amelia! And thank you for sharing your thoughts on this! I appreciate how you put examples of what you felt about writing.
I do the same exact things to my writings, cause well, I like showing my siblings or my parents what I’ve made or even that I got on the front page. So when I don’t for months on end because I’ve felt uninspired makes me feel I’m not good enough.
Anyway, I hope you have a lovely day! <3
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I totally agree! There are many songs that I love that I can see being very long poems.
Yes. I struggle with that as well. I will right something bad, and then I get in a funk thinking all my writing is bad. Like when I don’t get published that means I am failing. But what you meantioned is also very true, remembering that all writers have there not as good writing. Thanks for sharing<3
I do a lot. I also sometime use songs that mean a lot to me as inspiration for poems that I write. I think very good songs are just long poems that rhyme and repeat.
Oo good point. I have no idea…
I do that too! Except I imagine a nice rhythm of a guitar or bass guitar behind my poetry! To be honest, I wish I could play an instrument so I could create my poems into something much more than ‘just words.’