Every person once in his life, and maybe more than once, there is a need to write a poem. For a gift card, for a lost love, for a mood. If there is a desire, and inspiration is late, there are several means to hasten it and create a beautiful work.
You will need
Pen on paper
Instruction manual
1
Most likely, you have already identified the future purpose of the poem. If not, then it's time to decide, both the content and the success of the work depend on this. Even if you write "for yourself", say it to yourself right away.
Choose a topic that you understand, do not write about what you know only by hearsay.
2
Define the "highlight" of the poem. It can be one word, it can be some kind of foggy image, even the form and method of rhyming or some unusual rhythm. If you still do not hear or see this “highlight” of the work, then take a walk, look around, listen to the world around you and to yourself, to your own pulse. Surely something will appear.
3
If a start has been made and the first thought has been found, start writing. The volume should correspond to the set goal: for example, in a greeting card one does not need to spread thought on the tree of lines for forty. Remember the classic: Brevity is the sister of talent.
4
At the end, read the poem aloud. If you are embarrassed to read with witnesses, read in seclusion, but be sure to read. Perhaps you will see some flaws and clumsy phrases that were not heard by the inner ear. Correct, read again. And so - until you understand that the work is ready. It may never seem perfect, but you are only striving for it.
