Class Is In Session
I have found in poetry,
that a title should be brief and enticing;
no more than four to six words,
it should grab the reader !
It is like icing on a cake - tantalizing,
like a sign printed on a door that says open me;
a title can be one word or a name,
or it can be a statement or even a question !
I often title after,
because in writing poetry we never know;
where our poem will go wandering,
other times- I have a title in my mind !
Never give away the conclusion in the title chosen,
leave the readers devouring your words until the end;
your title should stir the imagination
it should reach out to readers with poetic fingers !
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April 28, 2021
Poetry/Free Verse/Class Is in Session
Copyright Protected, ID 04-1350-230-28
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France
Written for the Standard contest, What's In A Title
sponsor, Line Gauthier, Judged 05/14/2021
First Place
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2021
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