Read poetry and write it at around the same time.
Skip most twentieth century poetry.
Write with a critical mind in the first hundred poems or so to recognize what sounds bad, and even more important looks bad.
"Basic poetry structure" looks like this:
Skip most twentieth century poetry.
Write with a critical mind in the first hundred poems or so to recognize what sounds bad, and even more important looks bad.
"Basic poetry structure" looks like this:
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Eventually writing poetry should feel almost effortless and definitely appear that way.
