definition of poetry

           Poetry is written in lines, as verses; it has a fluid margin. When we want to write poems,we usually set out by writing verses,with one line-not to be confused with sentence-following another. Thus,no matter how wide the page,the line remains as we intended. Yet,we must keep in mind that writing a poem is not as simple as it may seem. It is not merely a process of compiling lines with flowery words. Writing a poem means exploring. It means not only recording what we think or feel but investigating those thought,digging deep,striving for a new shivery understanding. Therefore a poet must train his/her “eyes” to see what is unseen; to search for the particular, mot the general;to dive,not to swim. Parallel to that, the simplest way to get an insight of the unseen or the particular is to read(and reread) poems we like,the poems that give us a new understanding about a thing and encourage us to write our own.Elizabeth Bishop said,”Read a lot of poetry-all the time…. Read Campion, Hebert, Pope,Tennyson,Coleridge-anything at all almost that’s good, from the past-until you find out what you really like,by yourself. Even if you try imitate it exactly-it will come out quite differently…” In sum,to write a poem is not merely to express our feeling and/or thoughts in the way we want. An awareness and understanding about ourselves-by investigating out thoughts and feelings-as well as deep insight of things around us are the keys to produce a good poem. to be continue.

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