Poetry Writing Tips & Lesson Reminders: Try to think of writing poetry as playing a game with words. The more you play, the better you become. For instance, if you have ever played chess, you know it would make absolutely no sense to think you could win your first match. Likewise, if you have ever bowled you know it would be unreasonable to think you should bowl a turkey every game as a beginner. Yet, the more you practice any of these or any other task, the better you become. The same concept applies to writing poetry. So, try not to become frustrated, or discouraged, if your first poem, or even your first ten to fifteen poems, don’t turn out exactly as you would like. Just keep writing and you will improve. When you begin to write, try to follow these basic rules:
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