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[darrencray]

Very helpful guide for beginners! Nice job man!

[damianjayclay]

Thanks mate. And thanks for giving me the prompt for the poem.

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[damianjayclay]

Yes, I'd be honoured to accept.

[nobyeni]

Such a good and insightful post. I am really looking forward to reading the rest of this series, as so far it opens up more questions than that it gives answers - which is absolutely the best way to start an investigation. So thank you for that.

[damianjayclay]

Thanks for reading. Those answers are on their way.

[diebitch]

This is an awesome post, you're a really patient :P teacher. I think this technique works on any sort of writing-poetry or prose.
Thanks for being awesome
Stay Woke

[damianjayclay]

Thank you for reading :)

[bloghound]

I still have a lot to learn. These are pretty good ideas. I am glad I stumbled on your channel. Nice to meet you @damianjayclay ;)

[damianjayclay]

Thanks for reading. The course will be expansive :)

[negativer]

Well, this is a lot more insightful into the process than I expected. It always feels like poetry is some weird form of art that must exist in some kind of 'natural' state, in its original organic emotional blob-like form, but for it to be good it needs to be edited and refined just like any written work. Great read.

[damianjayclay]

Thanks, Neg,

As they say, learning to write is learning to edit.

Thanks for reading :)

[angelveselinov]

Great Tips man ;) To be honest I really like to leave the work to the editors... But I have totally different process going on :) when creating... also different pieces come out as well :) I will try to put more effort into editing :P But it is really hard for me as I find small time to write and not much left for editing ... You got into our daliy dose too :) Grats .

[damianjayclay]

Thanks for reading and including me in DD.

As the weeks progress I'll be dishing out a lot of information about poetry and editing. Really, people are free to take and leave as much of it as they want.

[thebookmadclub]

This is so useful! Lately, I've been writing some poetry, but I was getting the feeling I wasn't exactly doing it as I was supposed to. And I was definitely right about that one. Can't wait to put into practice these tips, thank you so much!

[damianjayclay]

Thanks for reading and, stick around, there's much more to come.

[girlbeforemirror]

I am so excited to find you and this post.
I have a new aspirations for writing. I have zero experience with any form of creative writing, but an incredible desire to learn.
I have submitted posts using the poetry tag, but don't consider myself a poet. I want to be one, and am excited to learn.
Following for more great content

[damianjayclay]

Good to have you along. Why not join The Writers' Block on Discord. We're a great community who help one another out with writing. Just click on the animated banner above.

[sgt-dan]

Very good. I just do original limericks and rhyming Haikus. They don't take a long time for me. I am a bit like Robin Williams, quick of wit.

[damianjayclay]

Thanks for reading. We'll eventually get to forms in the next part of the course. Hope you can follow along.

[lymepoet]

Great post, filled with insightful tips!

[damianjayclay]

Thank you. There's much more to come!

[lucy-and-dan]

this is cool! :D I'll be looking at you for tips in the future for sure!

[damianjayclay]

Thanks so much for reading.

[ameliabartlett]

Fabulous post! I am new to poetry but I'm going to keep this to read again when it comes time to edit.

[damianjayclay]

Lots of tips coming your way. Thanks for reading.

[erunart]

I very interested in learn poetry.

[damianjayclay]

Cool. You're in the right place. Thanks for reading! If you want to join a great writing community and have Discord, click TWB banner above.

[jayna]

This is fantastic, @damianjayclay. I’m really excited to read your tips, and of course resteem them to help get more exposure. I’ve got a series going on fiction writing tips, and will reference this post in my next installment.

I keep thinking about dabbling in poetry writing again, but I kind of feel like a potter attempting sculpture. I write and posted my first poem on Steemit the other day in a fit of angst over writer’s block! It’s the darkest thing I have ever written. I’m absolutely certain it could have benefited from several rounds of edits.

Thanks for all these great examples. I will study them, as I have much to learn.

[damianjayclay]

Thanks for reading and the reply. I'll check out your tips posts soon :)

I'll be going deep into editing in this series and I'm always on hand in TWB to offer crits on anything posted in the queue.

[jayna]

That is awesome. You have jumped in to Steemit full force, and are showing up as an excellent contributor. That giving approach will elevate your street cred and reputation quickly. Kudos!

[alheath]

After reading your feedback on my poem, I will find this article helpful. Thank you!

[kharma.scribbles]

It would have been a nice addition if you came back to edit these after posting the next session, and edited the previous session with the link to the next one :D

[damianjayclay]

AFAIK you didn't used to be able to edit a post after payout. Has that changed?

[kharma.scribbles]

You can edit indefinitely now, It has changed I believe on steemit.com (might be wrong) and also you can edit with Steempeak after payout (for sure) :)

[kharma.scribbles]

If you use Steempeak, you'll want to login, go to Profile at the top, browse to the post and hit the 3-dot menu, and Edit :)