http://www.mepsnbarry.com/how-do-you-write-a-poem/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/how-do-you-write-a-poem/comment-page-1/#comment-3993 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:37:12 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/?p=706#comment-3993 How perfect! I was just listening to a song on KRVM that had the line: “Loving you makes me want to write bad poetry” …

]]> http://www.mepsnbarry.com/how-do-you-write-a-poem/comment-page-1/#comment-3992 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:29:05 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/?p=706#comment-3992 Poets are distillers. They reduce what they feel until it has strength and power so that almost all can experience the feeling through their own lens. Tears and sorrow always represent unmet expectations. Question whose expectations and ask “Who benefits?” Seek ground where all can benefit, or at least where there is the least harm. Protect your foundations with fervor and patience, then leap from that strong ground into flight. Remember your values and history. Do not be afraid. Love is all around, ready to overcome the fear. Let it.

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