Maybe reading poetry in this state would make more sense or the meaning of what the writer is really trying to get across becomes clearer or unbelievably harder to get....let you know how it goes.
Monday, October 24, 2011
The Right State of Mind
This entire semester I've been trying to determine the best state of mind to be in when writing poetry. I've been angry, upset, happy, in the middle of nowhere free, drunk, on the edge of something crazy, pissed the fuck off, in love, confused....I guess I found that being angry really gives my cruddy poetry cause I don't focus at all it just makes me want to swear all over the page and being happy doesn't make me want to do anything else but color hearts all around the paper. I like the drunk one the best, except reading what I wrote afterwards can be a little difficult. But it gives me some of the best raw poetry to work with. It always needs some edit and more actual thought put into it, but it's when i come up with the most unique language. It's like trying to communicate to get everyone to understand what your feeling and what your seeing and thinking but better because your really not speaking the same language as everyone else. And it doesn't matter if your angry or happy when your in this state of mind because your just trying to explain that to everyone else in words, written words.
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I don't think there's a certain "right" state of mind when writing poetry, because I think that it's ultimately going to be a reflection of you at a certain time or place. It's kinda like a picture that just captures the moment, I think.
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Try meditating before writing poetry, or writing when you first wake up in the morning. In these situations, your mind is fresh and focused, and I think you'd be more in contact with your muse. Revision might be easier at these times, also. This way, you can improve what you've already written without changing the mood of the poem (like I seem to do too often). Let me know how it goes!!
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