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Mar 27, 2015 3:45 PM #1336236
Hey guys,
Looking for a little cnc for my poem I made.

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thanks guys
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Apr 6, 2015 10:40 AM #1342477
Your general idea of a troubled confession is interesting. But this reads more like prose than poetry, even if its a free verse. There is a lot you'll need to improve on, in terms of economy of language and using words with flair ; two of the hallmarks of poetry.

Here is an interesting exercise if you want to get good. List out your 2-3 favourite poets. Study their poems as intensely as you can. Then re-write this SAME poem as if one of them had wrote it. For example, if Byron was to write this, would he say "I have made weapons for up and coming animators to use to influence the audience" or would he have framed it with a far more poetic phrasing?

The problem with free verse is that it gives upcoming poets a license to do things that don't exactly enhance the content. When you learn how to write poems, it is important to first master the act of writing poetry WITHIN limitations. Once you get that right, you can switch to free verse and do extraordinary things. But using free verse before you master expression of language keeps you from unlocking real potential.

Thats the crux of it at the moment. It reads more like prose and less like poetry, even with the free verse. But keep trying. Best of luck.
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