How to write a strong and stylish: tips for beginners poets

Which means "strong" and "stylish"

Much - it so that the reader of these lines then spun in my head. To poems learned by heart and they fled. To each poem to the reader was mikroozareniem, hook on the way to something higher.

I'll conquer you from all the countries, all the heavens,

Because the forest - my cradle and the grave - the forest.

Marina Tsvetaeva

Stylish - it's about how to clothing. This poem is suitable temperament and life experience of the author, described the image - a holistic, none of it is not distracting. Its a pleasure to read others, and others want to write as well. Stylish verses correspond to the time, but it will remain relevant in the "next season." In general, you or leopard tights, or in a good coat.

The text of the registrar in a registry office about "ships of love" and "two fragile vessel" is not stylish. Verses cards for the anniversary - in most cases, too.

Because such lines should be universal, addressed simultaneously to the entire Russian population. A stylish text can only make for a more limited audience. (By the way, if the words and stylish, and "for all" - this is a stroke of genius, a classic.)

And yet I like a phrase that occurs in social networks: "There is only one criterion: have goose - no ants. Everything. And so in every way. "

What is necessary to create good poetry

As with any professional, so you need to own "materiel". What can you do to make your poems are not prolistnuli in the film?

1. Use rich rhyme

Not verbal, not morphemic.

• "Went - Plant" - it is not very good.
  "I Went - incense" - well.
• "Purring - whining" - not very good.
  "Purring - extraction" (as Marina Tsvetaeva) - good.

Ideally rhyming words must be different parts of speech. If this nounsThey must be in different cases.

Take two sets of rhyming words: "Simple - empty - no-load" and "Simple - Rostov - Leo Tolstoy." In both cases, the precise rhyme (match sounds not only from the impact, but also before it). But the second example more interesting due to the fact that eating different parts of speech, or of different cases.

2. Always count the syllables

Yes, there are many examples of successful use of free size. But it can afford only experienced poets.

it boots, she tiptoed barefoot

in her hand barefoot with a broken heel

He laughs as he nearly chokes on his Adam's apple

faith Polozkova

Usually immediately clear who uses free verse size consciously, and who - through inexperience. Abstract artist owned academic school. If you still want to write a conceptual poems, first you need to master classical techniques.

3. Coming up with honest metaphor

When a man tells you about how was his day, once it is clear, he is drawn or said sincerely. Behaves too snobbish or friendly to you. The verse is also noticeable. The metaphor should be "removed" from the inside, and not taken from the side. It must be unique, nenadoevshey. It should give a pleasant cool or warm hope.

• "And tears of wax with a nightlight on her dress dripping" (Boris Pasternak).
• "Autumn of life, as well as the fall of the year, should be grateful to receive" (Eldar Ryazanov).

In both cases the metaphor is easy to "inhaled" and yet conveys the atmosphere of what is happening, ranging from lighting and temperature to the deep feelings of the characters.

4. Make friends with the language and intent

There is an exercise for graphic designers (Design - my main occupation): eg, italics with swirls type the words "the anniversary" and "Terminator."

Clearly, for some words headset is suitable, and for what is to change it. The same goes with the meaning and form.

Make friends with the language and the ability to intuitively thought will pass through a word. It is necessary to visualize the kind of music that stays in your ears while reading the poem aloud, and compare with meaning.

It has a value and size (philosophical dactyl, leaving aftertaste, bright and confident ferrets), and phonetics, and even a place where you can take a breath when reading. And here it is worth checking whether in a poem ridiculous falling words.

How to develop an artistic taste

As usually happens in life, the above rules are ambiguous, are the boundaries of application and many exceptions, and just memorize them will not work. To apply the laws of poetic practice, you must have artistic taste. How to develop it?

1. Do not neglect education

This is the easiest way. Good universities usually so pumped brainThat even distant from the creative person can easily distinguish true art from kitsch.

2. Read a good book

Soak up the philosophy of Russian and foreign classics. Soak yourself in the language. Think about how far you have to dive.

3. Watch and listen

Knowledge of art and music is no less important. If you are inspired, and later write the poems from the impressions of the painting or a symphony, this is not plagiarism. But if you focus on the well-known poets, the reader can easily notice it.

4. Communicate with interesting people

charismatic and strong men help their social circle grow. In particular this applies to the artistic taste.

6 more tips from personal experience

1. Learn a musical instrument

Learn to feel the different poetic meters living pause, conducted their own lines. Then you will have the right to say that your poems have a melody.

2. Learn foreign languages

It is necessary to know the values ​​of the main borrowed roots, not to be trapped. Therefore begins foaming at the mouth tell how bad rhyme "shoes" and "shoes", and then rhyme "Voyage" and "bag".

3. Do not write as already written to you

Do not make the discovery of America from that, and so each feels adequate person. Think twice when he poured himself cocoa and wrapped in a blanket, sit down to write about the fall. Think unique, as no one in the world. Neither Pushkin nor Tsvetaeva nor Polozkova.

4. Move sincerely and unobtrusively

Not printed in the collective toll collections: nobody reads them except poets published. Do not engage in questionable appartment where participants more than spectators. Not kichites membership literary unions: still there now take all. Deliberately do not write laudatory reviews of other poets in the hope that in response to the praise and you.

To begin with only a couple of your best poems on the personal page. If successful line, be sure there will be people who will say: "Yes, it's brilliant, I will tell everyone about you." Keep your blog gently and with respect to the reader.

5. Live in harmony with the world

It happens that taste so good, and he counted the syllables, but notorious chills the reader there. I think each poem on a fraction of it is written by higher powers, the cosmos. And with that same space to the author it is necessary to establish communication. Here, unfortunately, there are no universal recipes. According to the experience - to live in harmony with oneself and the world, to be receptive and attentive.

6. Check valuable if you expressed the idea

Will it be just as important in prose rather than in verse? If you remove the form, whether the content is left?

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Council received the warning. In fact, if the mind and heart are working at full capacity, it will succeed.