Do you have what it takes to be a poet? Have you been formerly trained? What about your grammar, spelling and punctuation? Are you able to be disciplined to sit down and write poetry?
The answers to the above questions are yes. Each person has a gift of expression be it in words symbols or signs. Life is a test that has trials temptations and experiences. We learn and grow to dislike certain foods, towns or situations. Hence, we have all been trained to hope wish and dream. Although some poets are trained, it is not a requirement for the craft. Our experiences inspire us to write and express how we feel about the man or woman that we just met or fell in love with. Her eyes we like a mirror in which I saw he soul
Poetry is an art in the form of human language, an arrangement of words with patterns, of rhythmic lines often arranged in verse. Poetry at times rhymes. Poetry can be whimsical heart wrenching cruel and unfair. Poetry allows the writer to express love, regret, fear and anticipation. As human beings we cant get away from our feelings. What better way to express how you feel than in a poem.
Poetry can be written in different forms:
Acrostic poem: In which the first letters of each line form a word, usually the same word as the title. This type of poem does not necessarily have to rhyme.
Ballad: It tells a story, usually a folk tale or a legend. A ballad is a form of narrative poetry. It has a musical rhythm and can easily be sung.
Blank Verse: It doesnt rhyme, but each line has ten syllables with a stress on every second syllable.
Cinquain: Comes with five lines. The first line contains two syllables and every subsequent line has two syllables more than the previous one, except the last line, which goes back to two. The lines do not rhyme.
Concrete poem: Non-rhyming poem that takes on the shape of its subject. Words and phrases are arranged in such a way as to form a word-picture.
Couplet: A poem with two lines that rhyme.
Doggerel: Its a poorly written poem with no rhythm and sometimes no meaning. It might rhyme, and can be humorous (either intentionally or unintentionally on the part of the poet).
Epic: A long narrative poem that details the adventures and feats of a hero.
Epitaph: A short poem to describe a person who has passed away, usually placed on that persons tombstone. It commonly rhymes.
Free verse: A fluid poem that has no set pattern or rules. It doesnt rhyme and doesnt have any beat or pattern to its lines, which usually end at a pause or at a point of suspense.
Haiku: A poem about nature with three lines that each have five, seven and five syllables respectively. It is a Japanese form of poetry, and does not rhyme. If the poem does not refer to nature, it is called a senryu.
Limerick: A humorous poem that usually doesnt make a lot of sense. It consists of five lines and has an a-a-b-b-a rhyming scheme. The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and usually have nine syllables each while the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other, and usually have six syllables each.
Monorhyme: A poem with all its lines sharing the same end rhyme.
Narrative poem: A long poem that tells a story.
Nonsense poem: A poem full of strange things that dont usually happen and strange words invented by the poet. Obviously, it doesnt make sense. Edward Lear was famous for many of these.
Ode: A serious poem written for a special occasion or to praise a person.
Quatrain: A poem with four lines and a rhyming scheme. It can be any rhyming scheme: a-b-a-b, a-a-b-b, or a-b-b-a.
Sonnet: A poem with 14 lines and a rhyming scheme. Each line has ten syllables with a stress on every second syllable. The English sonnet (used by Shakespeare) uses the rhyming scheme a-b-a-b-c-d-c-d-e-f-e-f-g-g.
Villanelle: A poem with 19 lines divided into six stanzas/verses (the first five stanzas have three lines, and the last stanza has four). They rhyme as follows: a-b-a, a-b-a, a-b-a, a-b-a, a-b-a, a-b-a-a.
Yes, we have a lot of poets that are around today. And I bet that you are one too.
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