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Are You a Poet

How do you know you're a poet?
What qualifies you to have the title?
Are you a connoisseur of words?
Do you live and breathe poetry?
Do words pour out of your soul?
Are you a lover of rhymes?
So I ask you again, my friend?
How do you know you're a poet?
Because I don't have a clue.










Alexis Y.
01/30/2021

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/9/2021 11:59:00 AM

yes, yes, yes, you ARE a poet!!! A wonderful poet. FAVE!

Bradley Smith

Date: 3/3/2021 7:35:00 PM

So true. I feel like an impostor amongst true writers.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/1/2021 5:37:00 PM

I love it, Alexis. I don't have a clue either. I think my reasoning would be something close to this: I am; therefore, I write. I write; but I like to write short ditties. I write short ditties; therefore, I am a poet or a song-writer.... Ciao, Gershon

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 1/31/2021 12:25:00 PM

There is something that rings very true in what you say. I have been writing poetry for years and years, but I never called myself a poet, however after I joined Poetry soup, and we are called international poets, I felt it was time to use the title, and I must admit, it feels good, but whether I deserve the title of poet or not, I don't know. My fellow poets are the judge of that. However I know what a beautiful poetess you are as your writes are straight from the heart Hugs and blessings my dear friend, Jennifer.

Joseph May

Date: 1/31/2021 9:38:00 AM

It's all of the above Alexis, I like the challenge of new forms too, best wishes

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 1/30/2021 9:09:00 PM

A great love of poetry, coupled with a deep desire to express heartfelt emotions, thoughts and ideas through poetry-I suppose that makes a poet. But then, I'm just guessing. Best wishes, Evelyn :=)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 1/30/2021 5:16:00 PM

I didn’t consider myself a poet until I read and studied poetry, until writing was in my blood. I like what Jenna Logan said, so true!

Sand Blown

Date: 1/30/2021 3:55:00 PM

...a poet...a figurative bard...composer of metric and verse...and, a symbolic writer of lyric and rhyme of words letters colors shapes numbers etc as an artist in time... poets seek a dynamic order of mind....i think...therefore i...am a poet...stan sand

Alexis Y.
Date: 1/30/2021 4:06:00 PM

Hi Stan, With such a comment as this; I concur that you most definitely are a poet. I appreciate that you stopped by. Have a great day:-)Alexis

Jenna Logan

Date: 1/30/2021 3:13:00 PM

If something you see or hear makes you want to write about it...you're a poet. If you end sentences in rhyme after writing a rhyming poem, you're either a poet or need help. I often need help! haha Nicely written, Alexis.

Eve Roper

Date: 1/30/2021 11:16:00 AM

Very good. I don’t consider myself a poet just in lightning to write. Enjoy reading, Alexis. Hugs Eve

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 1/30/2021 11:12:00 AM

My dearest Alexis, my answer to your excellent question I gave on 22 January 2021 when I posted my poem " WORDS " have a look. I think you will like it! Wonderful writing! Hugs xxx

Panagiota Romios

Date: 1/30/2021 9:37:00 AM

Good one, Alexis! Poets really vary in expression. It's a potpourri of so many factors. I ask myself the same. There is nothing complex in some of the best poets of our times or in the past. Take a haiku, one need not be The Bard to write one. I like your poem. Quite down to earth. Pangie

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/30/2021 8:10:00 AM

You are definitely a poet. ;0)

Alexis Y.
Date: 1/30/2021 4:09:00 PM

Hi Richard, I don't see myself as a poet, but I appreciate you saying I am one. You on the other hand is most definitely a poet. Have a great weekend, my friend:-) Alexis

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 1/30/2021 7:29:00 AM

All that is, is a resonation ... with chosen vibration ~ yielding to heart surges ... symbolised as word that merges ~ minds lower and higher ... as our souls fervent prayer

Alexis Y.
Date: 1/30/2021 7:34:00 AM

WoW! Seeker, I've never gotten such a profound and thought-provoking comment. In my opinion, you are most definitely a poet. I appreciate that you stopped by today. Have a great weekend:-) Alexis