Okay, so what's with all the pictures? They all have ears. Ears can be very handy when writing poetry. Read your poem out loud, and it will help you to know if the meter, the rhythm, is working well or not. It’s also a way to find out if certain words go well together; if you “stumble” over a certain part, chances are the reader will, too. Take the opportunity to fix the problem ahead of time, by playing with other ways to build your poem. To me, poetry is a type of music in