How do you come up with titles for your poetry?

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   Victoria Lynnposted 12 years ago

   How do you come up with titles for your poetry?
   
   I often have trouble coming up with a title for a poem. I try to capture what it's about, but perhaps leave a bit of mystery, but also I think about what keywords might be searched for in a search engine. Do you have any methods or tips?

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   Rosemay50posted 12 years ago

   I often use a line from the poem or something that portrays the message or meaning of the poem

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   chivs86posted 12 years ago

   I would say the title should be about the main topic.  It should be something that will let your readers know what their about to read about.  As for coming up with a title I normally just pick one after the poems finished.  Mind you though this question isn't one I've really thought about, I've always assumed that if the poems good than the title shouldn't really matter.

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   Cardisaposted 12 years ago

   Hey Victoria. After writing the poem I search for keywords that matches the theme. For example my last one "Poem about life". I find that a title like that gives me more organic traffic than just having "Life" as a title. So keep in mind that your title should read "Poem about blah blah blah".
   
   I got the idea from Cagsil who was getting like 40+ views per day from outside HP for his poems, even those that were written two years ago.
   
   I have updated some of the older poems that way too. My Valentine poems gave me hundreds of views the three days or so surrounding the holiday.
   
   I use the adwords keywords tool to search for the keywords.
   
   Doing the keyword title gets you organic traffic long after HP readers are finished with it.

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   anancelesteposted 12 years ago

   In my case I always come up with the title first. I have a note book, where I write down what inspires me. I write the title first, use it as a corner stone and then build the poem around it. I always do it like that. It works for me.

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   Capediumposted 12 years ago

   Honestly.. I don't know how I come up with titles.. I guess.. Most times it is how I feel or my current state of mind!

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   Gelbeeposted 12 years ago

   I often time's end up pulling something out of the last line of my poem....but I agree with people who are saying that it should be a Title befitting of what you have focused on in it. But for the most part, I do not come up with a Title until after I have written a piece....Too, hopefully it's something that will capture your reader's attention and draw's them to want to read it.

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