Floodlights and Goalposts

An online commonplace book

How to Write a Poem

Thoughts from an amateur.

 

1. Watch a Kurosawa film.

How to write a poem

2. Daydream like the late Mitch Headberg.

 

3. Write dope words in your favorite notebook.

 

4. Remove crap words.

 

5. Paste in notepad.

Paste in Notepad

6. Click Publish…

clickpublish

 

Or for a true poetry lesson read Mary Oliver’s: A Poetry Handbook


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