Writing Poetry

Reading Response 1: Form and Function
These section of the book interested me because I struggle with form often. Sometimes when I write, I think that I may to have a form in mind. I enjoy writing prose and just writing what is on my mind. In this section, I discovered that poets do not always have to have a certain form in mind, which in my case, is a good problem to have. From this section, I learned that it is better to write tons and tons, and then you can go back and edit later. It is harder to add than it is take away.

Reading Response 2: Q & A Session
I really enjoyed this section of the book because it taught me an activity to use in case I ever had a hard time getting started writing a poem. This is a great way to initialize a random impulse. I intend to utilize this activity soon in an effort to get started on a poem.