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Why do you write poetry?

Blog Posted:8/14/2008 10:18:00 AM

<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">I asked this question over a year ago and got many wonderful answers. I am here to ask it again...</SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">I've often wondered why people write poetry. I'm not a writer, but on occasion, I think I have something to say. There are so many extraordinary poets on The Soup, that I wonder, ‘what is your inspiration?’ Why do you write? Please tell me and the other Soup members, why you write poetry. </SPAN></DIV>

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Poetrysoup

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Doris
Culverhouse

Date: 12/29/2009 4:57:00 PM

Poetry helps me vent feelings and fears that I can't vent in spoken words. also poetry is a way to praise Jesus and others that have been good to me in life. I also use poetry as a way to put memories down for history to see. thanks for asking.

Wendy
Mylly

Date: 10/22/2008 12:40:00 PM

Well I it because it helps me to talk about alot of different things in my life. It make sit easier to write about it. i enjoy expressing my feelings on papr and sharing tha ones i really like.

Mohammad
Yamin

Date: 9/4/2008 4:14:00 PM

I feel things and some of it I wish to share with those that understand. Some are veiled like an Arab Woman whose face behind the veil you can't see. These are the cases where my poems depict my personal hurt, my inner agony. Such writes serve as balm to my deep rooted wounds -they help me to live. -Mohammad

Sharon
Winter

Date: 8/31/2008 5:04:00 PM

I write poetry because it makes me happy. I owe my inspiration to this amazing site and the wonderful poets and friends I have met here. With so much gratitude and lots of love, Shar

C. E.
Mcmullin

Date: 8/28/2008 6:23:00 PM

Because forests, flowers, oceans, birds, butteflies, honeybees, and children, do.

Brenden
Taylor

Date: 8/25/2008 10:56:00 AM

I write simply because I like telling stories. I'll occasionally add a moral to the stories, like the bards of old, but they're nothing new. Then again, what is new under the sun? I like writing in the abstract; it gives me a challenge to, quote, "make something out of nothing". It's the challenge of seeing how far I can go, thus finding new quotas to meet for the next time I write. It's a vicious cycle, really, except without the vicious.

Carrie
Richards

Date: 8/25/2008 10:07:00 AM

Poetry is such a wonderful way to open up your heart..or sometimes it;s a Pandora's box of emotions, that you might not feel comfortable sharing in another way. It offers a channel for creating, which I love to do, but more importantly, I can speak in ways that perhaps I'm afraid would be deemed trivial, or insignificant in the outside world. Though we share our poetry with each other...it is a look at our inner side that we often hide in public. Somehow it's easier to write it down in poetry.

Date: 8/23/2008 4:00:00 PM

I write as an outlet for my creativity. I also enjoy using written word as a way to express my thoughts. Karen

Vince
Suzadail Jr.

Date: 8/20/2008 6:04:00 PM

Hi Mark, I write to express my feelings, sometimes anger, sometimes pride and mostly just for fun. I guess the main reason is the desire to touch human emotion. It lets us know we are still alive. God Bless. Vince

David
Caldera

Date: 8/18/2008 6:05:00 AM

I write for myself. I'm not good at expressing myself to others, so I let my feelings out by writing them down. Some of what I write comes from talking with friends, Whom also have problems with self expression. Keeps me from bottling things up inside. David Bear Caldera

Ra'Niqua
Lee

Date: 8/17/2008 6:05:00 PM

I write poetry because it is my favorite way to express myself. i'm pretty sure that's the most common reason.

John
Tanaskow

Date: 8/16/2008 5:51:00 AM

deep down i think we all have a need to be heard. it's our greatest weakness. but thats just my opinion.

Cheri
Golden

Date: 8/15/2008 1:38:00 PM

I'm not a very good poet, but I write to get things off my mind. Mainly I write about things that are going on in my life, but on occasion.....things go kooky.

Mark
Pringle

Date: 8/15/2008 11:14:00 AM

Wow, what great responses. I especially like Jay's and Joe's. Keep 'em coming...

Sara
Lokken

Date: 8/15/2008 9:27:00 AM

Maybe my poem, "I Write My Soul in Poetry" would be a helpful answer, but I'll give my own. I write, because writing is the air I breathe, the passion of my life. I write, because my mind shuts up for once, and in the stillness, I can hear the song of my soul. I write, because for once I am not invisible or unheard, but can share my heart with those who relate to me. I write, because my soul wants to reach out to others, through love, and bring them closer in understanding. -Sara

Jay
Del Fierro

Date: 8/15/2008 4:41:00 AM

why do i write poetry....??....sort of like having a cold and feeling all stuffed up,then asking,why do i blow my nose :).....even if i'm still stuffed up,i still feel better afterwards....writing gives me a chance to write something in a way,other than acting normaly....the creative challenge......peace , jay

Brian
Strand

Date: 8/15/2008 12:33:00 AM

Mark please see my latest blog 'Obsession' perhaps gives a partial answer, for me at least..Rgds Brian

Cayetano
Young

Date: 8/14/2008 8:50:00 PM

I write simply to express not to impress. Gino,18,Philippines

Jordan
Brazell

Date: 8/14/2008 8:08:00 PM

i write poetry as a way of expression that expresses my thoughts and feelings. sometimes i write because i get a rhythum in my head and the words just flow almost like lyrics to a melody.

Laura
Mckenzie

Date: 8/14/2008 4:09:00 PM

I started writing as a 19 year old teenager searching to find myself, I've always admired 18 th century poets of all kinds. I write for pleasure, I write for release, I write because I think I have something to share. I write to learn and better my expressions. I write often because I love it truly! Laura Mckenzie :)

Kristin
Reynolds

Date: 8/14/2008 2:32:00 PM

I, like Michael, began writing at a young age to escape my tragic childhood - to escape and to try to make sense of everything happening around me and to me. Then at about 13 yrs old, I began reading and indulging my emotions with other poets (shakespear, Tennyson, Cummings, Keats, and more) I found that it came quite easily for me, and that I wasn't too bad at it. I was the only one in my class who actually understood Shakespear, so that was cool. Now, I do it for me - this is what I do. :) K

Michael
Degenhardt

Date: 8/14/2008 11:41:00 AM

I write for many reasons over many years. I mean, I wrote to escape my childhood when I wrote at 6 years old, because both parents were alcoholics. From there, it turned into an outlet for everything else, a way of expressing and escaping. Later on in life after being married and having kids, my poetry turned to love, pride and faith. All in all, I'd have to say that I right now, because I can and also because I enjoy it. ~ Michael

Leah
Yoho

Date: 8/14/2008 11:20:00 AM

Well some people write poetry to get their point across in a beautiful, flowing way. As for me, I write because I like it, I'm good at it, and I can use it to express myself and clear my head when stuff's bugging me. It's mostly about passion and love for what we do!

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1/10/2008	This Whim Called Love	Free verse	confusion,introspection,l
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10/8/2007	Cicadas	Haiku	faith,introspection,life,
10/8/2007	The Harvest	Quintain (English)	life,nature,seasons,time,
8/23/2007	Say It's So, Joe	Limerick	friendship,funny,people,
4/30/2007	That Word	Didactic	funny,inspirational,life,
10/8/2006	Reearth	Free verse	allegory,faith,inspiratio
8/2/2006	Upon His Blameless Feet	Free verse	childhood,hope,inspiratio
8/2/2006	Vigilant	Didactic	devotion,faith,hope,inspi
4/29/2006	Land of the Free	Elegy	allegory,history,mystery,
7/14/2005	Once Upon a Happenstance	Couplet	allegory,funny,lost love,
7/14/2005	Your Latin Radere - the Etching	Free verse	allegory,angst,art,me,me,
7/14/2005	Wicked Art!	Free verse	allegory,art,devotion,
7/3/2005	Marigold Tongues	Quatrain	inspirational,life,people
6/19/2005	Mirrors	I do not know?	art,introspection,parody,
5/5/2005	Pagan Mistress	Blank verse	allegory,time,
5/5/2005	This Righteous Reign	Couplet	devotion,faith,happiness,
5/5/2005	Truth	Lyric	death,devotion,faith,happ
3/16/2005	Ride of the Daystar: Har - Magedon	Free verse	adventure,devotion,faith,
2/21/2005	I Guess That's It	Blank verse	confusion,introspection,
2/21/2005	Jordanesque In My Ballet	Rhyme	passion,people,sports,
2/19/2005	A Limerick To Dave	Limerick	day,passion,
2/18/2005	Cedars of Lebanon	Blank verse	family,life,nature,son,up
2/18/2005	Daughter	Rhyme	daughter,family,inspirati
2/18/2005	Leap	I do not know?	inspirational,life,people
2/18/2005	Nephilim (A Flash of Light)	Rhyme	confusion,faith,history,t

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PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Poets	Shape	imagination,introspection
One of Texas's Best	Cowboy Poetry	cowboy-western,history,no
Lines	I do not know?	allegory,friendship,life,
Acceptance	Blank verse	inspirational,introspecti
Her Touch	I do not know?	art,love,passion,
Hard Drive	I do not know?	computer-internet,inspira
Autumn Song	I do not know?	life,love,nature,seasons,
Albatross Wings	I do not know?	animals,life,places,sea,
Poetry Assignment	Free verse	death,imagination,on writ
Crazy Things	I do not know?	confusion,love,sympathy,
Faith	I do not know?	faith,happiness,life,
Elemental	I do not know?	philosophy,
In Forbearance	I do not know?	introspection,lost love,l
The Private Lives of Those I'Ve Loved	I do not know?	family,people,places,hous
Sunglass Envy	Acrostic	love,mystery,passion,
Cycle	I do not know?	faith,inspirational,life,
Liquid Little Stones	Haiku	nature,seasons,
I Met This Charming Moonbeam Last Night	Limerick	imagination,life,nature,p
Prolong the Inevitable Pt. Iii	Blank verse	death,imagination,life,
If Only We Ask	Didactic	devotion,faith,father,lif
Half Truth Dreams	Tanka	imagination,introspection
Tadpoling Parts 1 and 2	Free verse	childhood,friendship,happ
Petal	Verse	love,
To She: Drawn To Thy Beauty {quatrain}	Quatrain	love,
Date Night (And the Day After)	Villanelle	food,lost love,sad,love,
Consider This	Free verse	introspection,
Grief	Rhyme	loss,me,time,
Violin	Personification	death,love,rose,
Words Whisperer	Ghazal	hope,inspirational,life,l
Self Inflicted Blues	Free verse	hope,life,me,age,age,hair
Stairway To Heaven	Haiku	death,faith,imagination,l
Nothing But This	Verse	life,lost love,love,sad,r
Angolan Strength	Free verse	inspirational,loss,social
Where the Sycamore Grew	Narrative	autumn,family,house,life,
Mother Is Dove	Free verse	nostalgiamother,woman,wat
Dilemma	Free verse	beautiful,confusion,desir
Cinder Girl	Rhyme
Lucifer's Laments	Dramatic Monologue	faith,forgiveness,introsp
Night Comes	Rhyme	time,

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Melissa Schwartz	United States	Read
Daver Austin	United States	Read
Kristin Reynolds	United States	Read
Carrie Richards	United States	Read
Merv Webster	Australia	Read
Steve Voorhees	United States	Read
Johnette Loefgren	United States	Read
L'Nass Shango	United States	Read
Paula Larson	United States	Read
Michele Godleske	United States	Read
Tatyana Carney	United States	Read
Rev. Rebecca Guile Hudson	United States	Read
Tony Bush	United Kingdom	Read
Shrishty Shrivastava	India	Read
Kim Anderson	United States	Read
Colin Marschall	United Kingdom	Read
Margaret Okubo	United States	Read
William Ward	United Kingdom	Read
Jill Martin	United States	Read
Marycile Beer	United States	Read
Adebayo Abass Olalekan	Nigeria	Read
Keith Bickerstaffe	United Kingdom	Read
Beverly Briatico	United States	Read
P Sheart	United States	Read
Vince Suzadail Jr.	United States	Read
William Robinson	United States	Read
Sue Mason	United States	Read
Christine Wessels	United States	Read
Ron Cervero	United States	Read
Emmanuel Samson	Nigeria	Read
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