what can I do to build my poetical Talent?

Question

I am gifted in composing poems which I believe are standard.

Answer 1

Read other poets.

Mimic their style, even if you don't like it.

Read at coffee shops.

Submit your work to university quarterlies.

Answer 2

Read the best poetry you can find. Immerse yourself in it.
Go back to the greats--Tennyson, George Herbert, John Donne, Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas, Emily Dickinson (in other words poets with a wide variety of styles and from a wide variety of times).

And then just make sure that you write every day. Figure out the style the authors you are reading are using. Try their techniques. Play with meters, rhymes, metaphors, similes,
all the parts of poems--

Reading and writing are the best ways to build your talent.
And it would help to have a mentor/critic to help focus your mind and your ideas as you work at your craft.

Remember that poetry is a gift, a way of seeing, and the ability to express that gift in a special way. Poetry is not prose that is written to look like a poem. And that to develop and build your god-given talent requires steady and constant discipline.

1 per cent genius and 99 per cent perspiration.

Go for it. Good poets are scarce on the ground.

Answer 3

Similarly to what the first poster said... you might want to get someone to look over your poem. It could be anyone, especially those who understand poems well and can give advice...or those who also have a talent in compositions/poems ---writing pretty much---....Also, you can try reading other peoples work. Make yourself understand the meanings and such, like why did the person write it, etc. You want to be able to take critisim and give other people suggestions.

You can try taking writing classes and reading books. Learn and observe...and then you can try creating your own style and technique^^

And there's a couple sites out there, where poems and stories are welcomed...Like a popular given one is probably poetry.com...where you enter your writings into contests or you can just post them up...

Though a good site that I reccommend is fictionpress.com (I go there, lol)...

http://www.fictionpress.com/

It's a place where authors from all around the world post their original poems&fiction...and then people review them. It's beneficial to many people, so you might want to try that out...

So, yea^^ Good luck

Answer 4

Although some would disagree with some of the points, I would say:

Post poems where people give honest criticism without being sadistic.

Read everything you can get --lit, books of great poetry by the greatest poets, criticism like Helen Vendler who is my favorite.

Practice all the time.

Learn to tell the difference between those who criticize your work because they want to help and those who are ignorant and/or jealous and don't want you to succeed.

Most important trust in your own skills and judgment.

Answer 5

The best thing to do is practice, practice, practice. Write as much as you can every day. Also, learn more about the art and the technique of poetry: attend any classes, groups, and seminars on the topic available in your area. Ultimately, if your work is technically excellent, but lacking in inspiration...then you really are in a bind. Inspiration cannot be taught. All you can do is build the skills you will need to fulfill Inspiration's call when you finally hear it.

Answer 6

i wuold suggest you to read as many books on poetry by the great poets like
john keats
dryden
w.b.yeats
alexander pope
jonathan swift
william wordsworth
william blake
chaucer
robert browning
john donne
etc
they are the masters of poetry from different eras
after reading so much...u wil b able to know tht which sphere or topic interests you the most. then u will hav a direction to choose
and then u can excell in tht sphere. otherwise in the meanwhile you should make anote of each poetic line tht comes to ur mind in ur personal diary. gudluck pal

Answer 7

the best way is to read poetry. the next is to find a poetry forum that allows poets to share poems and offer feedback. just google poetry forums. Also always try to paint a picture of what you are saying. last and most important always write from the heart. that is really the only thing that matters.

Answer 8

Two things:

1. Read poems.

2. Write poems.

Answer 9

Try school. Like creative writing classes. In bookstores, you can often find books on the subject in the clearance aisle, not because they aren't good, but because there are so many to chose from that a lot are left over. The library will have tons of books you can check out for free, but that seems like the type of book I would like to keep and refer back to often, not just read once and return.

Answer 10

There are sites that offer peer feedback, like http://www.fictionpress.com You can submit poetry there, but the critiques are a mixed bag.

Try a community education class at a local community college. They often offer creative writing classes pretty cheaply.

Answer 11

Keep writing. Take a notebook with you everywhere you go. Listen for the music of language and remember the space between the "notes." Always write from the heart and soul.