A challenge to all aspiring poets!?
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My heart has been divided\nThis term please understand.\nMy husband has a fraction,\nOne third is in his hand.\n\nWith the addition of my son,\nMy love grew even more.\nMy heart grew larger,\nTwo thirds now accounted for.\n\nI bore another son,\nNow my love is times three.\nThe equation seems to work,\nMy heart's division completes me.\n\nI have calculated my life,\nThe solution is very clear.\nThe happiness I feel daily,\nIs the love of a family I hold dear.\n\n\nAdditional:\nThx for the thumbs down whomever it was.. now I feel like crap..
906830
I love it you would make a good poet or writer. God bless you! :)
1170485
you seem like a good writer although I'm not the one to critique you....my speciality is poetry-free verse form.  good luck.
383273
I bet your poems are great. I can recommend to you Xlibris, a self-publishing company. They have this free publishing guide that you can request from their site. It's nice because it's free :) and also you can get an idea on how to publish your works.
668269
well, if u wrote it, CONGRAGULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, if not i think this is just a ordinary poem, probably written to impress a lady or something. I have a friend who published poems, and this poem would be an B- or 7.5/10 grade, which would not make it to the poem industry. But as I said, this poem has a lot of rich text that is exceptionally enriching. It takes great skill to write that, and that is why we are not all writers.
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Depends how good your poetry is.\n\nA lot of beginners think they are good poets because they can make a rhyme, but their meter is just awful and totally unsuitable to be a song. However if you do come up with a good set of lyrics for a song, I'm sure there are plenty of musicians that could help you come up with a few chord changes or a simple rythm to put behind it. Or maybe even just a drum beat, who knows.
807283
It's interesting, as a poem I would have stopped at struggle to change as a song its fine to continue, Some grammatical and punctuation errors, I would accept it as a work in progress. :-) good luck and keep writing
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1) Read lots of good modern contemporary poetry\n\n2) Write in free verse\n\n3) Think in specific concrete/sensory details to lead people to experience the poem\n\n4) If any abstract words creep in, cut them out.  Find specific ways of communicating the same info.\n\n5) If any cliches come into your writing, cut them as well.\n\n6)  Pick two representive compounds and describe them in detail.  Describe what happens if you put them together.  Describe interactions, the lab, the equipment...etc....\n\n7) DO NOT use anybody's first four lines, that is plagarism.  Furthermore they are likely to be very different then what you would write, and thus make a major headache for you in unifyingi your poem.  You chose a difficult topic, but YOU need to make it work for yourself.  You sell yourself short by asking for four lines prefab.\n\n8) NO RHYMING WHATSOEVER  Rhyme does not work without meter.  It is a very difficult task to be able to write good sensoraily detailed poems in meter, and adding creating non-sing songy rhymes slant rhymes and such is a difficult skill that only practiced poets should attempt.
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Well, if you're going to write a poem, you should be able to spell correctly. It's annoying if you spell like this on a computer, and this isn't a mobile phone. Use the spell check next time!! Lol.\nPoetry comes from the heart, I know, very corny, but once you realize it, it does. \nWrite about something that you know, and appeals to you, because if you're bored, it'll show.\nDon't feel pressured into making it rhyme. Not all poetry has to rhyme, most successful poetry has a good rythym though. (Rythym is usually more notable if you read it aloud). \nTry to avoid main topics of all poetry. These are so old and you should try to come up with something creative and worth while.\nAnd lastly write about something that actually relates to you.\nIt's no good trying to write about a new kitten that you got (I can't think of anything else sorry) if you didn't get one. \nIf your scared of writing a long poem, don't be, if you don't want to write a long poem, then you don't have to.\nPoetry has no rules so do as you please, and have fun with it. You don't have to follow any guidlines or rules, these are only examples to help spark ideas.\nGood luck, and I hope that you write a brilliant poem!!\nCheers.
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well it depends on the kind of poetry you want.\n\ncheck out http://www.deviantart.com/ look in their poetry section, there are some very talented poets there.
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Do you mean put your foot in your mouth lol.\n\nIt's not so hard and people will be forgiving if you make a mistake, most of them wouldn't be able to get up there and do it either. I had to read some of my poetry at a festival, it took three tries before I could do it, but when I did everyone clapped and cheered.
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It shouldn't be too hard since a bard is a poet. You just say "Broken not is mine bow, but alas for no arrows have I."
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hey there are some errors...i think u were in hurry so never mind..well for first try its great thats what i think...i will deffinately look forward for ur next poem..
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post here, tons of people writing  poetry\n\nhttp://www.eliteskills.com/
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Do not go to poetry.com it is a huge scam.  It was even on Dateline!  I'm surprised people are still suckered in by them.  Go to local coffee houses, read your poetry.  When you are ready to publish, go to the Library of Congress, and get your poem legally put in your name.
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whats a poetry slam competition?!\nit sounds like you know when 2 people rap against each other like in 8 Mile with Eminem! haha!\nfor a prize-I'm 17 and I'd really just appreciate the cash and a nice certificate to prove I won! \n$100 would be a great first prize and then you could give $50 for 2nd and 3rd place :D
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Don't stress too much - a poem does not have to rhyme. Write down a few quick impressions, organize them in a certain order, use symbolism (such as a rose - "a rose by any other name" in full bloom - 1st love, then fading, the petals dropping one by one, etc)pull it together. It does not have to be sappy. Good luck.