Some people say that writing poems is quite easy – in this day and age, when everyone has something to say, write, or express, anyone can be a poet. But it must be pointed out that not everyone can be a good poet. This is a sad but true fact. One thing must be said, though – if one works hard on anything, it would be very likely that he or she would in the end succeed. The same could be said for writing poems: not everyone could be good at it, but if one works hard for it and keeps at it, then it is very much possible that one could develop the skills or the philosophy necessary fro writing poems that will be remembered for years on end. Keats’ manner of writing poems, for example, was based on the idea that “not everything can be resolved”. According to Keats, accepting this idea is inherent in poets, and thus, a good number of his works have been subject to this aesthetic. Writing poems for Keats is being unsure not only of the static nature of a situation, but also the fluid notion of the real and the unreal. Writing poems as Keats writes them, therefore, is a good means of starting to grasp writing poems of a Romantic nature; instead of rigid realism, toe the line between wakefulness and dreaming.
We encourage you to try it.
