Poetry Analysis vs. Creating Poetry
Photo Credit: iStock by Getty Images Switching from writing about poetry to creating poetry was a very interesting experience for me. I don’t have much experience with creative writing. I’ve only taken one creative writing class in my academic journey, which was a short story writing class at a community college. I’ve never written poetry before. On the other hand, I have lots of experience in academic writing and analyzing poetry. As English majors, this is simply second nature to us. I did not find any direct similarities between writing about poetry and writing poetry itself. However, analyzing a poem in depth made me realize the major components that make a piece of literature poetry. Looking at key details in a popular poem made it clear to me how to provide readers with an experience that evokes certain emotions, memories, thoughts, and more. Therefore, when I was working on my own poems, I made sure to use words that truly immerse readers in that moment, not just describe ...