inspiration in poetry

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   t.cobblerposted 12 years ago

   what inspires a person to write? For me it's life.

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      agagliaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I get inspired by life, also. I write it down when the emotions get so strong I cannot help but write the words. If I don't, they would choke me, I think.

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      mohitmisraposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Enlightenment , the need to share the god knowledge I have gained.

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         ceciliabeltranposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         self knowledge that you have gained...

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            mohitmisraposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Have a look at my profile
            ranked 1 in Poetry book on Best Book Buys from some 86,000 books

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               ceciliabeltranposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               sure...god knowledge is self knowledge

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                  mohitmisraposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  

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      Lyricsnlinesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      getting things off your chest...not having another outlet or people who can truly relate to the inner workings of you....the pen is my voice and the paper never tells me to shut up or stop talking.  Even if I ramble the pen can articulate and the paper is always accepting!

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   Ben Evansposted 12 years ago

   I am inspired by a scene, feeling, thought or a concept.  I might write a poem when I see a nice sunset and it leaves a picture in my mind.

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      t.cobblerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      you are very good at it .

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         Ben Evansposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you,
         
         I really appreciate it.

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   ceciliabeltranposted 12 years ago

   strong emotion that needs to come out constructively. I write poems when I start to fear them.

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      agagliaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I believe you. That strong emotion must come out. I write poems to get the grief, Love, fear, anger - all the strong emotions out.

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         ceciliabeltranposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         when I'm happy my poems are blah.
         
         when you touch that nerve,the universal nerve, the words come and they are not words but liquid tangible thought flowing through your fingers dripping truth that the human tongue traces but cannot ever ever touch.

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            t.cobblerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            very nice.

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               ceciliabeltranposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               thanks, i didn't realize i wrote poetry just then

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   binsoncoleroposted 12 years ago

   I get mine from famous poets, like Dantes, The Purgatorio. Shakespeare, Sylvia Plath. One of my favorite Poems it Where the Sidewalk Ends. If you havent already read it. I highly suggest it.
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   KFlippinposted 12 years ago

   Something I've seen/imagined/heard/lived that just won't leave me, or that I don't wish to forget -- and just for the simple pleasure of the work of writing.

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   H.C Porterposted 12 years ago

   Typically it is emotions that inspire my poetry- confusion/questions/doubt/pain/bliss/love/anger...whatever it may be. A lot of my work has a tendency to reflect on situations I am still attempting to come to terms with-it helps me understand my own thoughts and feelings about it.

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   ahorsebackposted 12 years ago

   A famous writer once said that we write to know that we are not alone, I'm not sure who but , I think there's some truth there, at least it works for me . Perhaps part of the search for answers ?

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      KFlippinposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Yes.

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         t.cobblerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         sounds good to me. yup

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   Sab Ohposted 12 years ago

   Gotta wait for it to find you, then you gotta tame it and structure it. Sometimes it takes a looooong time for one to find you.

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   2uesdayposted 12 years ago

   In the same way that I take photos to record things I want to remember, I use words to write poetry to preserve an idea or an image.

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