The Art of "Conscious Imitation": How to Retool Your Poetry

Tools_002.jpg Learning to Use New Tools for Writing Poetry

Do you feel your writing is in a rut?  Are you looking for inspiration, a way to bring new life to your poetry?  Sometimes all that's needed to write more creative poetry is getting out of your own "comfort zone."  Changing your usual method of writing is one way to do that.

This article discusses how to study the poetic devices and writing styles that make other poems "work," then incorporating them into your own poems. 

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