Tuesday Tips: Branching Out
But I always write [free verse, epic poems, fill-in-the-blank]. So, why change? There’s nothing wrong with specializing in a certain form, or having a favorite. But sometimes it’s good to stretch, to challenge yourself, to grow. If you usually write short poems, see if you can explore, dig deeper, continue the story further. If your poems all tend to fill one page, how about trying to capture the essence, maybe one strong image, in a haiku, senryu, or other type of micro-poem