By Lance Winslow | On January 18, 2006 | In Poetry | Rated

Writing poetry is not so difficult, but writing really good poetry is something, which takes talent and deep thought. Some poets can rattle off poems in streams of thought, just give them a cup of coffee and a good view of the meadow, while others take weeks to finish the next line. What makes one poem better than the next?

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By Lance Winslow | On January 15, 2006 | In Poetry | Rated

Are you tired of being in fear of this or that or what ever it is today? Are you tired of the BS and Hokum from the folks who brought us Y2K?

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By Lance Winslow | On January 9, 2006 | In Poetry | Rated

Afraid of Bird Flu it is coming you know and could kill 100 worldwide? Are you worried about bank robbers like Bonnie and Clyde?

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By Robert Baird | On December 22, 2005 | In Poetry | Rated

Truth is stranger than fiction according to many people who have seen what happens around me and to them, on many occasions. Sometimes I have had others affect me in the same way. This is part of the story told in my article The Man who Loved Jail.

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By Robert Baird | On December 21, 2005 | In Poetry | Rated

LIFE IS A FANTASY!

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By Robert Baird | On December 21, 2005 | In Poetry | Rated

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By Steven Gillman | On December 20, 2005 | In Poetry | Rated

What do you do when you want to write poetry? I hope your answer is "I start writing." Even writing a bad poem is better than waiting for the "right words." You can always throw it away, and the process has begun. You'll start to find the words sooner than if you had just waited. Here are some more ways to get started.

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By Steven Gillman | On December 20, 2005 | In Poetry | Rated

Have you ever read the lyrics of a Simon and Garfunkle song? Pure poetry. Want to write poems like that? Start copying them. Let me explain.

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By Steven Gillman | On December 20, 2005 | In Poetry | Rated

Do you ever stare at the paper, waiting for poetic inspiration? Well, you can stop waiting and start using systematic techniques for creating poetry. If it seems too mechanical or artificial at first, don't worry. The point is just to get you writing, because creativity is stimulated by work.

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By Steven Gillman | On December 20, 2005 | In Poetry | Rated

If you want to know how to write poetry, the first thing you have to do is write some. It doesn't matter how it turns out. Your own mistakes will become your teachers. Your own writing will motivate you to greater creativity. Now, once you start the process, how do you improve it? Here are three tips.

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