How to write a poem – The Creative Independent
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A guide to reading and writing poetry for people who don’t (yet) read or write poetry, by T. Cole Rachel with illustrations by Sean Suchara.
Introduction “Without poetry, we lose our way.” — Joy Harjo, U.S. Poet Laureate & Academy of American Poets Chancellor I’ve been writing poetry, in some capacity, since I was a little kid. I am drawn to the language of poetry as a specific way of looking at the world, and how it operates by its own sometimes inscrutable logic. It has always felt to me like the best and most natural vehicle for talking about complicated feelings and making observations, and I enjoy it because it feels weird and good and true. It might even be the one thing in my life that allows me to access something…
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