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Different approaches. Poetry structure can be all over the place from almost non-existent to something like a sonnet. The power in poetry I think is trying to f
by runevault 7y ago
Different approaches. Poetry structure can be all over the place from almost non-existent to something like a sonnet. The power in poetry I think is trying to find surprising imagery to express the point, and that shift in perception is what this article is arguing for.
Is there value in free writing? Of course. I've done morning pages. I've also done free writing when struggling with problems in multiple realms (code and prose/novel writing). But sometimes it simply doesn't push you hard enough compared to the forced perception change.
You can certainly TRY to create that change in free writing, but then are you REALLY free writing, since you are limiting what you put on the page?
- manifestsilence 7y agoYeah, fair enough. I have found sonnets and sestinas to be really interesting ways to explore ideas, too, because of their structure. I suppose the level and kinds of restrictions you self-impose affect the kind of space you explore. Both are useful. Within free writing, even, there are different levels of "free", all the way from don't stop to remember spelling of a word or ever hit backspace, to allowing minor corrections and subtly directing your train of thought towards a goal but not allowing significant pauses to think, which gets into more like draft writing. Usually I've only written poems when the seed of an idea happens to already be there I want to write as a poem. I'll try that as a way to get unstuck as suggested. Seems interesting. :)