So many of my intro to creative writing students can’t get out of the habit of writing poems like papers, planning a “topic,” and outlining the “points” they want to make. They think of poems as “meanings” decorated with pretty, poetic language.
No! The purpose of a poem is to convey experiences and emotions, which carry possible meanings on their backs.
Mike Jackman, Words & Music
Singer-Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Writer
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