Month: June 2017

Onomatopoeia, by strict definition, is a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing and creates a sound effect that mimics the thing (sound) being described, thereby making the...

When a baby cries in the middle of a night, she knows what she wants but the only person who understands that need is a mother, who is deprived of...

The Arabian sonnet is a Sonnet variation composed of two quatrains and two tercets. It has an interesting rhyming pattern which is: a,a,a,a b,b,b,b c,c,c d,d,d Arabian Sonnets are metered at...

Poetry is a product of mental digestion — an evidence of consciousness, because the poet writes what is heard, seen, felt, perceived, foreseen or hoped. Thus, a poet is an...

Are poets born or made? For age upon ages, people have argued about how people become poets. Some people say you have to be a born poet to create good...

Poetry, broken down to its simplest meaning, is the arrangement of words to share an idea, experience, or message with others. It is however different from news, articles, prose –...

Lets chat about poetry, precisely some informal tips about making good verses.  Poetry is an art, a dance, painting, or tapestry with words. It is deliberate, not just an expression...

I have seen too many poems with lines broken into rags by ‘poets’ who think that a poem is more beautiful if broken up into a thousand senseless bits. So...

No matter if you’re writing sonnets or lyrics to your next mixtape, these five things are essential to any poem. IMAGERY The only thing that will make your poetry powerful...

To capitalize or not to capitalize? That is one question facing modern poets. Are poets expected to capitalize words in their poems – whether at the beginning or within their...