Poetry Guide, How To Turn an Idea into a Peom

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How to Turn an Idea into a Poem?


                Poems are individualistic, so the way you plan your poem should be as well. Though poems are very free thinking and not tied to rules of grammar and punctuation, planning out a poem can help you develop your thoughts and create a masterpiece.

                I plan using three steps: Topic, brainstorm and figurative language.

                To begin, decide on topic ideas. Do you want a sad poem about love? A happy poem about boats? A cute poem about that quiet kid in class? I usually divide it by feelings and subjects. Choose and then place it in the format below;

1.       Topic


1.       Feelings

a.       Sadness
b.      Anger
c.       Loneliness

2.       Objects

a.       Volcano
b.      Tight dresses


The plant no one ever waters but it’s somehow alive.


Now that you have your feeling and object and/or subject, you must choose one of each and brainstorm. For this example I’ll use volcano and anger. I usually do this by thinking about the formats I could place it in, the type of poem I want, the rhyme scheme, subject language and more. Use the format below to complete:




Brainstorm

Format
¾     Very spaced out for imagery
¾     Short sentences and stanzas
¾     Poem type
¾     Freeform poetry
¾     A haiku
¾     POV/Language
¾     Perspective of the volcano
¾     Metaphors and similes


Now that you have a solid grasp of the ideas you might want to incorporate into your poem. For this, I’ll create a short freeform based off the perspective of Mother Nature and her anger. I’ve brainstormed the technical points, the ideas and themes, and even the type of poem it is going to be. The creative part is the “Language” step. I often find myself using figurative language for my poems – be it personification or otherwise, the language used in a poem can make or break the emotions that must be conveyed in the material. This process is a lot less organized, and more open. Gather a list of bullet points of language that can be used in the poem. Use the format below:


Explosion of magma = anger

Sun peeking over ashen clouds

Mother Nature’s screams and hums


The language is chosen! For the grand finale, you use whatever rules apply to your poem (for instance, a haiku is a collection of a single stanza in 5 syllables for the first sentence, 7 for the second, and 5 again for the last). Now, create your poem with all you’ve written down and watch the words come to life.



Volcanic

Mother Nature’s gentle hums under the Earth’s surface
Now comes the pounding of her fists, molten and toiling
Her knuckles slamming magma
Underneath cool, pearly shores
Underneath her calm, ocean floors
With the sour taste of smoke on her tongue

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 What do you think about the tips? Hopefully it'll help you to create a poem.

If you have any extra thoughts or suggestions, feel free to put it all on the comment section below or you may just hit me through my DM on instagram and twitter. Everything is at @sashancy_ 

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