Line Breaks
#tips for #poetry
A lot of new poets don't really understand the use of the poetic line break -- where to break and why. It's an extremely important and powerful tool of the craft.
If I were to ask you why you made each choice you made to break where you did, could you give me a strong, clear, concise answer? Do you know why you broke the poem up as you did, or did you just sort of "feel" it? Now, sometimes you can definitely go on the "feel" or the beat... the rhythm... to some extent. There is musicality to poetry to be sure.
However, real mastery comes when you understand how to use line break, and stanzas, as a way to express meaning and all the senses to the reader. Maybe think about what you want readers to experience when you make those line breaks.
@WritersClub
#tips for #poetry
A lot of new poets don't really understand the use of the poetic line break -- where to break and why. It's an extremely important and powerful tool of the craft.
If I were to ask you why you made each choice you made to break where you did, could you give me a strong, clear, concise answer? Do you know why you broke the poem up as you did, or did you just sort of "feel" it? Now, sometimes you can definitely go on the "feel" or the beat... the rhythm... to some extent. There is musicality to poetry to be sure.
However, real mastery comes when you understand how to use line break, and stanzas, as a way to express meaning and all the senses to the reader. Maybe think about what you want readers to experience when you make those line breaks.
@WritersClub
Who do you write for?
You, yourself or your reader?
I'm writing this for all who are experimenting with their writing styles. It may seem cool to write without punctuations or writing everything in lowercase, but beyond all that the most important thing your craft must convey is the message to your reader.
If your reader is able to read and get the meaning out of it, the meaning that you want to deliver, continue with your style however, if it is troubling your reader, your style is not going to impress anyone.
@WritersCafe
You, yourself or your reader?
I'm writing this for all who are experimenting with their writing styles. It may seem cool to write without punctuations or writing everything in lowercase, but beyond all that the most important thing your craft must convey is the message to your reader.
If your reader is able to read and get the meaning out of it, the meaning that you want to deliver, continue with your style however, if it is troubling your reader, your style is not going to impress anyone.
@WritersCafe
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