7 Mistakes New Poets Make

[@rashadpreston7389]

I like when I use a word that I'm not sure of then look it up and see I used it correctly. It's a great feeling. I'm like how did I know that word meant that.

[@coradivine627]

literally the best feeling. its spiritual.

[@redsol3629]

Espionage, that's a great word.

[@godscissorer]

Same. Comes in the thick of a lyric.

[@boxfox2945]

Or not at all, when you find it didn't mean "at all" what you thought it did.😅 and have to rummage through a dictionary to find a suitable word.

[@boxfox2945]

Or not at all, when you find it didn't mean "at all" what you thought it did.😅 and have to rummage through a dictionary to find a suitable word.

[@twirlingunderwater]

I'm 11 years old and wanted to say that this video was helpful , and inspiring !!! now I feel more open to new idias , I love ritting and singing sooooo much! and resently created a poem calld A YOUNG GIRLS THOUGHTS. Thank you so much for putting this kind of content on youtub!👧🤗

[@nvycious.364]

i thought I was about to read a poem because of the structure lol

[@WhateverIOI]

You go girl 🖤

[@warlorddk2070]

“Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew. But anything worth doing is worth doing badly. I believe Icarus was not failing as he fell, but just coming to the end of his triumph.” Lines from Failing and flying by Jack gilbert. In the end we cant avoid failing so why not fail trying something worth trying? Poetry is certainly that :)

[@AlejandraDieste]

Totally agree with Jack and you, Icarus knew it was worth falling 😊

[@atis9061]

Poetry is instinct and I just started to write not out of any desire to be a poet, but because it was a distilled expression that was so satisfying. I love direct-ness. I find intellectual, overeducated, poets to be stale and boring because they are just that---intellectual and planned. Yes. Genuine and authentic is essential. Too much advice though is forcing the intellect to take over. Each poet is special and should be confident, I think.

[@EQUIL1BRUM]

I like the idea when poem rhymes, it makes it more flavorsome, very attractive. Writing a poem without rhymes is just like writing a paragraph with sentences. Everyone has a different taste so I guess if someone doesn’t feel comfortable with rhyme then they shouldn’t let theirs rhyme but for those who love rhyme well go ahead and do that...be you! Express your talent they way you want it to be. It’s just one video here and that’s just her opinion. Don’t let it form the basis of your poetry...write from your heart! There’s nothing wrong with looking up words too, that’s why you have a thesaurus. It will help to expand your vocabulary. When you expand your vocab, then maybe one day you won’t have need for that. Just ensure you are using the words in the right context.

[@redsol3629]

A flower remains so until it's gone Some even after that We carry their bodies We take from their gardens Adorn our hair and shirts with their colours We hold our lovers as they fall around us or cover the water A lake before the summer rains Two more lovers, two more flowers

[@stephaniepetrova3130]

Thanks for saying that.😊 I started worrying for a sec

[@pinkycarias6080]

I agree. It's her personal opinion.. 👍👍👍

[@justinedse3314]

In my opinion it makes it disingenuous, like you're trying to fake something.

[@arsangelica6858]

It’s not disingenuous. It may sound stupid if you’re not very good at it. But pattern and rhythm are a large part of the pleasure in poetry. It ought to have something. If not rhyme, then regular alteration such as in Anglo Saxon poetry, or some other repeating element. If it has none of that it should at least have enough meter to give it legs when you read it out loud. Poetry was always a specialized form. Making it more and more like prose threatens to collapse the meaning. You can invent half-shades, but don’t make the original into snobby, weirdly arranged prose.

[@blue_tree_meadow]

Absolutely right. The only thing I really always do though is write in rhyme. It's just the way I hear it in my head. Don't get me wrong, I love prose, but 99.9% of the time I write in rhyme, because that's what really does it for me. Perhaps it's due to the heavy musical influences of my upbringing. Perhaps I'm trying to write songs without music. I don't know, it makes me smile though. Love the video, great advice.❤

[@KayeSpivey]

Thank you!

[@blue_tree_meadow]

You are most very welcome.😁

[@angsasalawat6764]

I do too in rhymes but not alws.

[@tiniq7494]

I am a young poet and am working on a poetry book at the moment and some of these tips really helped! Especially the one about use of “old” vocabulary, because I always tend to use it even though I may not be sure what it means. This is because English is not my native language and I’d like to come off as someone who has good vocabulary. But i never realised it can actually do the exact opposite if it doesn’t fit or make sense so thank you!

[@KayeSpivey]

I'm glad I could help! :D

[@laurenelizabethtaylor6155]

"old poets who are extremely famous and DEAD" 😂you're excellent

[@KayeSpivey]

LOL! Thanks!

[@garrettcarroll5808]

I do often look up synonyms when I am looking for punchier words, but even those usually make sense.

[@mbg140897]

I’m extremely multi-versed in the way I write, and I owe that to letting go of the rules. I find that when I’m not trying to rhyme it happens effortlessly. It only comes when I really have something to say though. I write in very vast metaphors and sometimes my poems are just a very colorful expression of words. Because of the way I write, I don’t have a set style. I feel I can be WAY more creative in that way. I can’t wait to publish my first book! I’ve been working on my art for years❤️

[@justdai4138]

I'm fifteen and recently started writing poems. So far, I think I'm doing pretty well but this video helped a lot. I know what to look out for now and what to do (what I wasn't doing before) ^-^ Thank you so much for creating this Kaye ❤

[@KayeSpivey]

I'm so glad this helped you!! And good luck with your poetry!!

[@NiviAaru]

Your smile made it such a warm video. It just made it very positive!

[@markoshea8060]

Nice smile...that's poetic when the natural laugh comes through showing truly what is you.....ta for the video...toodle-oo

[@volofant]

I'm that guy who keeps skimming on the Thesaurus for words having the same end, regardless of the pomposity. Glad that I found some tips. Thanks!

[@NC-dw1ir]

no contemporary poet thinks they have to rhyme, in fact, the opposite is true. i've seen more recent poems reject rhyme and rhythm for free-verse. i like to rhyme my poems, it's just how i am but whenever i submit them to contests, they always do poorly compared to all the free-verse poems. even though many great writers used rhyme, somehow the newer generations turn their noses up at it and see it as childish. which is ridiculous and pretentious.

[@KayeSpivey]

Because rhyme has been done so much and there are a limited number of words which are true rhymes for each other in English, you have to get really clever to come up with rhymes that are surprising or clever or don't just sound like children's sing along songs. When rhyme is done well, people are enthralled. Great, surprising rhymes are undeniable and delightful to read, but the English language is better equipped to incredible storytelling and musicality through internal rhythm and structure, so many poems thrive there instead. A rhyme that is too on-the-nose or predictable is going to fall flat in comparison. If you love rhyme and playing with internal rhymes that's great and more power to you, but rhymes are difficult and so often done in a way that detracts rather than lends to the poem, which is a shame.

[@right2lj]

I have found the same with my poems when I go to Poetry Slams. The people who write with a rhyme scheme always get the lowest scores. Or maybe my poems just suck. But I have found that annoying because you work extra hard to have to sculpt a rhyming poem, like a piece of art. And free verse, while it can be extremely good, I've found that the same themes, subjects or topics are written about over and over.

[@drrodopszin]

I am here because the next step of songwriting for me is to produce some lyrics as well. And I gotta say a lot of this is very familiar from being a musician. I saw one thing that limits people is sticking to a style/template they know. Curiosity is the thing that will pull you out from one style and experimentation, that will lead to new stuff. How big is your palette is defined by your familiarity with other artists and theory and what decides if an idea is worth pursuing is your taste. A mistake that is also common among poets and musicians is trying to be "unique" or "modern" instead of producing results based on a good taste.

[@KayeSpivey]

A very good point! :)

[@drrodopszin]

@@KayeSpivey thanks for replying!

[@jared3370]

I just recently started taking creative writing seriously. These tips are very insightful. Thank you for your content

[@robert0price]

love the encouragement. The Dead Emcee Scrolls by Saul Williams. it's in verse, it rhymes, and its undeniable. also Raymond Carver and Gwendolyn Brooks. they have structure yet sound american.

[@dyingrat9]

I’m 10 and I love writing poetry, thank you so much for this video! It’s very helpful! I write poetry a lot in my spare time and I’ll definitely keep this in mind.

[@suzyhazelwood5503]

I agree with using words you know their meaning of and not obscure lofty words that don't make sense of what you're trying to convey, but there is nothing wrong with using a thesaurus to find an alternative word especially to prevent repetition or expand your usage of words. Using a thesaurus isn't the problem... what I've written and whether it makes sense is all that matters.

[@KayeSpivey]

That's a really good point! :)

[@gtooragaming3882]

I don't think using old or lofty diction has any negative effect on your writing as far as you do it correctly. Obviously if you do it to sound cool, it's gonna sound shit. But if you do it properly and for a good reason, it will surely elevate your poetic skills.

[@AlejandraDieste]

Congratulations for this video, it gets to the point with kindness and encouragement, no wonder it has become one of your most popular videos! 12 points from Spain :) 🎉

[@Chris-cf2kp]

I use rhyme because I enjoy it. It's like meshing together pieces of broken glass to reveal the face of something that did not exist before. I don't really care if people like it or not and I think that's an attitude that's unfortunately lost on more writers than not - call me chaotic neutral, I hope it amuses one person just as much as it annoys the absolute hell out of another.

[@bigdog4166]

I completely agree with this When I read a poem I want to read something that has deep meaning and rhymes nowadays you mind of just have people putting together sentences and indenting then saying it's poetry lol

[@Chris-cf2kp]

@@bigdog4166 Yeah, I agree. It might be a generalization but I don't find modern poetry to have interesting character or narrative value. They read as haikus without the sentence structure or anecdotes that don't have any outcome or events. At least in the poetry I've seen to become popular and printed in small books, like that of some instagram poets within several years back.

[@bigdog4166]

@@Chris-cf2kp Definitely. It probably makes it easier to be a poet than ever before since you don't really need to create anything with substance or impact. Another thing I have noticed especially in submitting work is the really unknowingly racist terms of submission such as blacks or people of color and natives get free submits while everyone else has to pay a fee. Textbook racism under the idea that it's correcting previous racism against those groups You don't solve racism with more racism

[@Chris-cf2kp]

@@bigdog4166 I haven't noticed that yet myself in my experience submitting but that's definitely wrong. Those curations aren't worth submitting to if that's the case, so they're doing unbiased writers a favor. Something else I've noticed is that people take previous poems and rephrase them so that the original idea is nested into a different context or amidst changed characters. For example I saw Bukowski's "Death will tremble to take us" rephrased and nested within different characters on instagram and they were claiming it as their own while it had many oblivious people saying it's the greatest poem they've ever read and so original. You can only sigh in disappointment at it's tragedy or rue in the comical nature of it, lol.

[@bigdog4166]

@@Chris-cf2kp 🤣😂 yeah I encountered these things on submitable the website submitting to digital and print literary journals.

[@simonmayfair8442]

Thanks for the advice. 😊

[@captivatingnarwhal7371]

Draft after draft. When I look at my old poetry I always review and revise and most people don’t even recognize it. Also, people who get annoyed with my spam usually adore the second and third version

[@LittleMsWannaDie]

Thank you. I'm thinking about getting into poetry, but I'm still thinking about it.

[@neverthesame7887]

Love number one's first mistake: "cloying"--love it! And even the 2nd one about using big words. I used to publish a magazine for new writers (Beginnings Publishing, Inc., 501 3 (c) 1999-2007) and one of the quotes I put in the magazine (I LOVE quotes) was Mark Twain, "Why use a million dollar word when a ten cent one will do? Words such as "metropolis" vs "city" This Mark Twain quote memory is off the top of my head so if I'm wrong but the mistake isn't taking away from the point of the quote, don't let me know! haha Do poets still write "oft" and "thou"? Overall, I think you are spot-on with your list of writer's 7 great mistakes. I'm a fiction writer although I do write poetry. HOWEVER, not sure how good they are. In defense though, I never send my poetry out--just every now and again so it's my fault. But i know i need to be in a group where I can be critiqued. (got one poem published) but I'm doing the comparison thing, (comparing my shoddy poems with others--hahah) But I know I can write better. As with most writers, we teach ourselves how to write thru trial and error, by finding other writers (absolutely NO family members!) hahah and we READ, READ, and READ! Another great point from Kaye is when she suggested NOT to read the same poets all the time! One always needs to go outside their comfort zone and boy did I learn through doing that. Sometimes it takes a few hard knocks to make the point come across in our favor. Now that I have some extra time on my hands I would like to write poetry....BETTER than I have been.

[@stephenlewis9436]

Thanks for the advice! Perfect! And thanks for the pep talk about trying to use thesauruses for poem writing lol… awesome info

[@bindukumari9279]

Every poet has his her own style to express you can't tell poets how to write poems. Poets don't have to share their poems with you they share with the whole world and every one has their own point of views.

[@mossymoon894]

True I felt like this was kinda critical. Sometimes poems use rythm, sometimes they use big words, etc I dont think that's a bad thing everyone has a style and they all have there place in the poetry world. Also assuming people are thinking they are genius or horrible at poetry is such a assumption sometimes people are just writing to write and it comes out in poetry.

[@idontmisiforget]

finally SOMEONE spoke abt it

[@boxfox2945]

Seems to me, that a poet's will eventually try different styles, and approaches. For the exercise of poetry. Maybe blend' multi styles.🤔

[@boxfox2945]

Seems to me, that a poet' will eventually try different styles, and approaches. For the exercise of poetry. Maybe blend' multi styles.🤔

[@zeltzamer4010]

I mean, a lot of these pretty standard writing tips in general. Avoid forcing anything, avoid purple prose, avoid juvenile shock tactics.

[@SwayDarlingArt]

I honestly had no idea about free form poetry until recently. We weren't taught poetry at school. But I always felt constricted by the structure I imagined poetry form had to take. So I only ever journaled. I'm actually starting to try my hand at it now.

[@KayeSpivey]

The amount of things poetry can be is incredible. I'm glad you're trying your hand at it! :D

[@aparnaprasad5038]

This was genuinely useful ❤️

[@KayeSpivey]

I'm glad!

[@lizanna6390]

When I resumed writing poetry for myself I asked my ex for feedback. 'It doesn't ryme' okay, any opinions? I eventually wrote a poem about oranges, at least he got the joke.

[@KayeSpivey]

Omg that's amazing xD

[@SmilingAardvark-wo7ze]

Love contemporary sonnets

[@babyhuggz]

I agree 💯. And yes, you have to edit! It's all part of the process which should equally be enjoyed as much as writing it. Bad poems will be created and that's a good thing it's the "warm up" for better to come.

[@KayeSpivey]

:) This this this!

[@sasikala860]

I have just started writing poems.this work is totally new to me.i too love ryhme scheme.while writing in ryhming scheme it seems woah.i am a budding poet.thanks for this video

[@KayeSpivey]

Good luck with your poetry! :D Rhyme can be done very very well and it can be an awesome tool to learn with, just don't let it hold you back from exploring deeper meaning and work toward varying your rhymes and playing with the way rhyming can work. :)

[@sorryboss8550]

I'm not the best poet? but......I have main character syndrome.

[@KayeSpivey]

😂 LOL

[@Karmamock]

Thank you! I love this. It definitely has given me a confidence boosts. Thank you!

[@scyllagrand]

Thanks for posting! I agree with the advice

[@trinityseaton3497]

Thank you for this I'm new to this whole author thing I'm only 17 however this really helps me so much I really appreciate this x

[@KayeSpivey]

You're welcome! I'm really glad it helped you!

[@neverthesame7887]

The younger you start, the better. I remember talking to a man who I thought (I was 17 )was an excellent writer. He was an English and Creative Writing teacher who eventually did give me good advice. He told me--after reading some of my stories-- that while the stories were ok, the more experience I acquire growing up and pushing through life's lessons like everyone else, fighting and grieving through trauma, problems, first love and their disastrous love story endings, the better writer you'll become. It's NOT to say to not to write now. Write as much as you can even when you don't want to. ESPECIALLY when you don't want to. Hone your craft, write every day and try to see the world in a different way--perhaps just simply YOUR way and make sure you read, read, read!! If you're a writer, you NEED to write (that is how I feel, anyway) but writing is an adventure. Decide if you want to write for publication or simply for yourself. Makes a big difference! Good luck to you!

[@sixevensage7004]

Poem is alot like art. Some people may like certain poems more than others. Certain art can connect to specific people more so than others. I've found I like certain poets/poems because they have a genre connected to them like horror or uplifting positivity or a thoughtful experience.

[@KayeSpivey]

Poetry is art! :)

[@danielracovitan9779]

poetry is not "liike art" ; poetry IS art, one of the MAJOR arts actually

[@neverthesame7887]

Yes, of course art --all of art--is subjective. This is why we should never take someone's opinion of our writing to heart. As long as it's written well and you think you've expressed yourself the way you wanted, then hey! you wrote a damn poem and it's good and who cares what or when anyone's negative opinion decides to erupt? KEEP WRITING!

[@mimilola6197]

This video was helpful, thank you. You are awesome and authentic!

[@Sunxheart]

Thank you very much. This has been so useful and encouraging, I’ve been feeling a little bit down lately with my poetry. Greetings from Argentina :)

[@KayeSpivey]

I'm glad this helped you! :D Thank you!

[@peacefusion]

Absolutely spot on.

[@alinedaniellatolentino9698]

You are the nicest! Thank you for all the good work.

[@Hindsightwords]

Watching it now and it's so motivating! Thank you so much for making this video!

[@KayeSpivey]

Thank you!

[@saragarofano6471]

I don't know how I've made it here but I'm not complaining

[@KayeSpivey]

😂

[@RockListeningChick]

Thank you for sharing much appreciated!

[@helenheggadon6324]

I can’t seen to write without rhyming and it feels like a ten year old has written it. Think I’ve made all these mistakes lol. I initially write to express emotions - but I really want to share or now. It’s just learning how to write beyond what I was taught in junior school!

[@KayeSpivey]

The more you write and the more you read, the less and less your writing will feel like a ten year old wrote it. :)

[@jamajuice]

As someone who didn’t care much for writing and poetry in school I believe produced some good poems in the past month and haven’t fallen to these mistakes except not reading different peoms and maybeee thinking im the best poet😃 but my writing ends up having different aspects to them (some unintentional) That adds to its quality imo.

[@maharakaunda7552]

Thanks for this encouraging video, am a Malawian aspiring poet set to release my first video on August 5th

[@lolavinus]

i love the video, it helped me a lot, thanks kaye, i love writing and i want to get better everyday

[@KayeSpivey]

I'm so glad it helped! Thank you! :)

[@justingil27]

Wise words, great video, great reminders! :)

[@afuantics175]

This is wonderful! I appreciate the advice

[@KayeSpivey]

I'm so glad you found it useful!

[@kingcapricornio1193]

I cannot go wrong with my intuition Much less with my feelings But thank you for your time.

[@JELew-yk3bm]

Poetry to me always been free meaning their are no rights or wrongs to it.

[@KayeSpivey]

I believe that like with all art forms there are techniques and conventions to poetry as well and learning them allows you to break them in a way that better conveys the message you're actually striving to convey. Meaning is free, but when you're trying to express yourself to another person, the way you do so will greatly impact their understanding and interpretation, for better or worse.

[@amatorichards6391]

Iam doing a spoken word night next week and I have no idea what iam doing but I have started writing but to me a it's a journey

[@neverthesame7887]

Oh and thank you for this platform, Kay Spivey! I've subscribed and (think Terminator) "I'll be baaacckk!!"

[@walkabout16]

In the world of verse, where muses sing, New poets dance and take their wing. Yet seven errors often appear, As they embark on this journey dear. First, in their eagerness to portray, They mimic styles in a disarray. Originality, the first mistake in hand, Embrace your voice, let it expand. Secondly, a rush to make it rhyme, Forcing words in a measured time. Let rhythm flow, let the heart engage, Forced rhymes confine the poet's stage. The third misstep, a rambling spree, In endless lines without a key. Precision in words, let meaning shine, Clarity helps your verses entwine. Then comes the trap of themes too vast, A web of thoughts that's overcast. Focus your lens on a single hue, Depth emerges from the concise and true. Next, a torrent of words that spill, With no regard, no thoughtful skill. Edit, refine, let your verse condense, Economy sharpens its eloquence. Fifthly, the trap of grandiose, Where simplicity finds repose. Embrace the mundane, the simplest of things, For beauty resides in the smallest springs. Then, there's the fear of being heard, Silencing the poet's every word. Let courage guide, share your voice, For it's in the vulnerability that we rejoice. Lastly, the error of haste's embrace, An impetuous rush, a frantic race. Patience, young poet, let your words mature, Craft them with care, let them endure. So heed these lessons, let them in, For a poet's journey is to begin. Embrace your voice, let the mistakes refine, For in their learning, your verses will shine.

[@tyler7951]

You're awesome, thanks for this!

[@KayeSpivey]

You're welcome! =D

[@empasant]

Great advise. Thank you.

[@RustyWalker]

To be the "best poet that ever lived" is something the best poets that ever lived didn't expect to be called in their own lifetimes. That happens when your work is timeless and transcends your own lifetime, and even then, it's very unlikely all but a small group of ardent followers will believe that, just like we see with the likes of Dickinson, Blake, Kipling, Homer, and so on.

[@snicketylemon2799]

Thanks, this is awesome advice!

[@KayeSpivey]

I'm so glad you liked it!

[@remembersnippetgaming]

Can you show me how to make my poems look better? People say I'm need work on my poems looks.

[@malissahyatt2425]

You and me both. 🙃😄

[@rogertulk8607]

Okay, I ordered fragments, it better be good! 😜

[@heneedsloveoooh]

Does it count as shock value if its using cannibalism as a metaphor for love. Without the intent of shocking anyone

[@KayeSpivey]

If your intent is to craft a metaphor and not to simply shock and disgust a reader, then it likely does not count as shock value. :)

[@rebekkahill4664]

Thank you for this! I have a question, do old timey words always sound amateur? I personally quite like an ocassional whence or thou especially in love poems. I also much prefer rhyming. I'm a beginner but I don't want my poetry to sound it :)

[@BecomeUseful]

Thanks for posting this.

[@BKNeifert]

I don't know why anyone would get mad at this. It's all pretty common sense. I mean, I was waiting for that moment where I was like, "No! You shot me through the heart!" But even when she got close, I understood the sense of what she said, and couldn't but agree.

[@dragonmaster909]

Checked off all these 😭

[@amoonslove]

Thank you for sharing this ❤️

[@KayeSpivey]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@eduardmanecuta5350]

For me to write good poetry in rhyme takes more skill then to write in free verse. Because the rhyme makes you be more creative with the words. Of course there are great poets who wrote in free verse masterfully (Ana Blandiana, Khalil Gibran, Nichita Stănescu...). For me insta poetry is not poetry. You said some good advices. You need to practice a lot to be better at your craft. A lot I say. To read the classics is also a good advice. William Shakespeare, Mihai Eminescu, John Clare, George Bacovia, Walt Whitman, Pablo Neruda, Du Fu, Li Bai, R. Tagore, Rumi, Hafez, Homer, Virgil, Dante, Yun Dong-ju, Milton, Pushkin, Essenin, Blok, Unguretti, Leopardi, Virginia Wolf, Basho, Baudelaire, Maria Țvetaeva ... There is a world out there. Great poets and poetesses. And there are also difrent types of poetry. That takes a difrent approach to it. Like haiku for example. Study the art of poetry and it's greatest masters and your feet will recognise the road.

[@KING0420]

Thanks for insight

[@christopherbrathwaite440]

Thanks I am stuck and have more that 300 pieces just would like to do my first book.Your points have been received thanks so much, it was nice.

[@redsol3629]

The first mistake is thinking you shouldn't make them.

[@anitaaguiar2046]

Thank you for this sharing this.👍

[@KayeSpivey]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@jaideeparora9329]

A very good evening ma'am just could you help me out with atleast three poems which compliment each other and during the elocution few props can be taken up to make them look fancy .The poems I selected are The Walrus and the carpenter ,The blind man and the elephant and Middlesome Matty. Ma'am really need ur help kindly suggest more according to you which compliment each other. Regards Jade

[@sandragreenthumb12]

Thank you for the tips👍✌

[@KayeSpivey]

You're welcome!

[@SickleM]

Insightful information!

[@blouecore]

thank youu💛🥺

[@619OleSchool]

I Write poems but in a Hip Hop style, don't like it, oh well. I do write without rhyming but I worked hard to develop my style. Open Mic tested and respected.

[@alivyarenee5739]

In my poetry book do I need it to all correlate or tell a story idk

[@KayeSpivey]

I have another video that might help answer that, kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJymgnV4fM1_nM0 although the short answer is collections are definitely more appealing to read if they have a cohesive theme or story arc, but it doesn't have to. It can be however you want it to be.

[@alivyarenee5739]

@@KayeSpivey thanks

[@empyrean_djheaven]

Interesting video. My problem is not knowing what layout is best to use when it comes to using text, pictures and how far it should be away from the left side, so when it's printed the words won't get covered. Any advice would be great! Thanks in advance. :)

[@KayeSpivey]

I haven't worked with images in my poetry books so far, but I know the fix for that depends on what program you're using for your formatting. :)

[@empyrean_djheaven]

@@KayeSpivey, thanks for your reply. I'm using LibreOffice Writer. :)

[@KayeSpivey]

Unfortunately I have no experience with that program so I can't be of help. :( Maybe someone will see this comment who knows will be able to help!

[@empyrean_djheaven]

@@KayeSpivey, it's OK, I watched a step by step video. Thanks for your reply. :)

[@malissahyatt2425]

Me....I love writing poetry!!!!! Also me....I don't know how to write poetry!!!!!

[@ayushbhardwas]

No offence, I'm just trying to understand, cause I started writing a few months ago so.. but do you think poems that singsong are not good. Actually the better question would be what do you mean when you say singsong(y) poems.

[@KayeSpivey]

I would say if you are choosing to write a poem that sounds like it's bouncing when you read it aloud due to a hard rhyme scheme at the end of each and every line, know that it is going to sound like it was written for children and make sure that's intentional. For me that can be a huge turn off, especially if the poem seems to intend to be serious but the writer felt they had to do a hard rhyme at the end of each line and it comes across sing-songy. If you're writing in the English language and you want to rhyme you will have to find creative ways to do it such as slant rhyme or tucking the rhyme within lines or using assonance. There are languages that rhyme beautifully with little effort due to vowels typically falling at the end of words, but that's not the case for English.

[@ayushbhardwas]

@@KayeSpivey Thanks 👍🏻

[@toddjacksonpoetry]

@@KayeSpivey I'm going to have to respectfully disagree on this point. Things change, new influences get introduced, and I submit that hip-hop, in particular, has really changed the ear's tolerance for what often (used to?) get dismissed as "sing-song." I don't write hip-hop but I've had some success writing and publishing villanelles in trochaic pentameter catalectic, which possibly risks sing-song more than any other meter. Now, of course, even I got bored with that, and have started staggering line lengths, throwing in the odd dactyl or spondee, etc.

[@toddjacksonpoetry]

I agree with you heartily about the others, especially the archaic language and shock value critiques. I've been pacing the floor thinking how to tell a friend, "Hey, I know you. You're not suicidal. PLEASE stop writing about how you want to die just because it shocks people."

[@agustinamansur5665]

Thank you for your kind tips :) My native language is Spanish but these tips help, regardless of the language one speaks. I plan to write in English sometime, and I've done that once. I love your warm positive energy and kindness :) Greetings from Argentina :)

[@KayeSpivey]

I'm so glad this helps you! Thank you so much!

[@Mr-pi1uc]

I just wrote my first poem,tried and tried to write a song but alas,it sucks as a song,but Its a really good poem,I don't think I'm the best person to ever write a poem but I'm the best person ever to read the one I wrote...

[@KayeSpivey]

:D Good!!

[@gavinreid2741]

Sylvia Plath wrote with a thesaurus besise her.

[@Bootsofwings]

I loved reading A.E stallings as I grew so I just go towards the rhyme type of poetry, and in a world that loves rhymes I believe I could find a rhythm where my poetry thrives. Always been a dream of mine to be a published poet but I’ve got work to do, I’ll get there someday

[@KayeSpivey]

:) You will!

[@tafazulmattoo166]

Very helpful thankyou for this video.

[@KayeSpivey]

You're welcome! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@tafazulmattoo166]

It was , do you have Instagram or Facebook?

[@tafazulmattoo166]

Where I can read your work?

[@KayeSpivey]

I have both! They're both linked in the description. ;)

[@KayeSpivey]

Thank you for asking! Both my poetry collections are available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Kaye-Spivey/e/B01HEIYCRW/ but you can also read some samples of my writing on my website: kayespivey.wordpress.com/

[@goujmark]

❤❤❤

[@theunchosenhunter]

Can you review "Sunflowers of the dark"?

[@KayeSpivey]

I'll take a look!

[@bindukumari9279]

I know lot many poets who did not know English well but they are world famous poets. People accept them no mater if you are not good in English it's about how you express explain pain sorrow experience

[@mauriceslevines6100]

the Mosaic Law and Code of Hammurabi are the two most significant legal codes to embody the multinucleated manure of sovereign continuity - as per Eastern legal systems of the time in conjunction with amateur classicism and the normative function of rationalistic, positivist, codified reductionism.

[@eekcm23]

About number 6, I've managed to simultaneously think my writing is the best that's ever existed and absolute garbage and I really think everyone should do the same.

[@leviheitzman1453]

so i am a semi new poet and im currently watching your video and the first two items you list I did. I mean I didn't use a dictionary or a thesaurus, but i do consider myself to have a decent vocabulary here is the first verse of something i wrote Example: Poem Name - A Soul Captivating sight: Thousands of lights dance across my vision and truly what s sight they are to see. Sealed within their luminescence lie secrets belonging to ages past they are radiant they beautiful i could stare at them for eternity. So what do you think?

[@leviheitzman1453]

sorry *what A sight

[@kylowr3n]

@@leviheitzman1453 i would say be more specific! really show us why are they a sight to see! like giving specific examples of the secrets the lights hold. for me, knowing these things would help me connect with what you’re trying to get across :) let me know what you think about that! and happy writing :)

[@CarolThompson-dh9mo]

Thanks a million . I am an experienced poet and l am good at poems which rhyme and l would like to continue my contact. Carol Thompson.

[@asuka376]

A poem I made: *The Mollusk* My brain stained by lemon-piss Squirms with helicoidal limbs in the abyss

[@remembersnippetgaming]

I bet you wont believe this at least my teachers dusent i have delexea

[@madhavsanap6690]

Nowadays is good time for bad poems thrive. Enter the enter key after three words in a prose and you are ready.

[@flowgenge2547]

gotta start from somewhere tho

[@KayeSpivey]

Very true