{"id":211759,"date":"2020-02-20T16:49:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T00:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=211759"},"modified":"2020-02-21T06:03:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T14:03:41","slug":"why-i-write-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/20\/why-i-write-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Write Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are a trillion books on how to write poetry — but how few people actually write about why<\/em> write poetry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of my personal thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

To express a deeper gratitude to reality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Words are often too basic. I like to write essays and make videos and stuff, but to express a deeper, more profound appreciation of reality, it seems poetry is the only viable way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poetry digs deeper. Poetry reveals more of your own soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I write poetry, I need to be so insanely happy and grateful towards reality and being alive, that poetry almost comes spontaneously to me. I never force myself to write a poem. The poems almost force themselves upon me when I feel overwhelming joy and happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How I write poems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I usually am walking or at the gym (without listening to music), and some ideas randomly pop into my head. These words feel like little ‘mantras’ or something like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For example, today I attempted a new PR in my squat (365 pounds). And in order to hype myself up, I muttered “JUGGERNAUT<\/a>” (inspired by Kendrick Lamar’s verse on CONTROL where he says, ‘I’m the juggernaut all up in your throat.” I then visualized JUGGERNAUT (marvel character) busting through the walls, and his insane strength. I then tried to channel that into my lift. I kept saying ‘juggernaut’ over and over again in my head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then while I’m still hyping myself up, I then started to mutter ‘MONSTER’ to myself, in my head. Why? MONSTER seemed a little easier to pronounce in my head, and I have recently been listening to the ‘Godzilla’ song by Eminem a lot, which Juice World has the “MONSTER” chorus. And I like the idea of me hyping myself up to become a monster before my epic ‘one rep max’ attempts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The writing of the poem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When I write, I just use IA WRITER on my laptop or iPad or phone, then I start off by jotting words — sometimes rhyming, sometimes not. I follow a certain cadence and rhythm I got in my head, to no particular beat. I just follow some internal rhythm inside myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t force yourself to write poetry, but don’t be afraid to write it either.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have never studied poetry. Consequently, I never felt that I was ‘qualified’ or “allowed” to write poetry. But the biggest hype-man was Cindy<\/a>, who told me: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, you can write poetry!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I like thinking of poetry with a lower-letter “p” (kind of like how I approach art with a lower-letter ‘a’). Art and poetry are not for the privileged few; it is the most open and democratic art-creation form. And anyone who tries to bully you NOT to write poetry or art is just an insecure petty soul. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

POETRY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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