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Poetry is a form of art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible meaning. Poetry may be written independently, as discrete poems, or may occur in conjunction with other arts, as in poetic drama, hymns or lyrics.
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When I have a peaceful moment.
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I write a lot of poetry and I guess it helps a lot more than most things
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Working when i feel i cannot control issues i write things down and it eases for a while.
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I have been writing poems since I was nine years old and it has always been a wonderful stress relief.
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I LOVE TO WRITE. SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY & CAN'T FIND THE WORDS, I PUT PEN TO PAPER AND THE WORDS JUST FLOW, FROM THE MIND TO THE HEART, FROM THE HEART TO THE PEN IN HAND AND FINALLY ONTO PAPER!!!
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this helped me a lot, but when people would read them they would freak out on me, so i stopped writeing
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Yes, releasing my feelings into poetry or musical composition helps.
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I write about my life all the time. Its a great realise.
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i write & read poetry alot, it does help when i write how i feel about death
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this helps understand yourself so much as you writes the truths about yourself and can work out the lies that need forgetting
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Have several poems I read daily which do give me lots of comfort.
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I wrote one for the funeral and have written things since then.
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Not poetry, but I like to write. I was suppossed to write a book. In the middle of all of this, seems senseless. I need to fulfill my basic needs first. I need to find a support group, friends and new family.
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beautiful. I hope you don't mind, but i'm totally going to post it in a bulliten on my myspace. It explains just exactly how I'm feeling right now. EX... [More] -
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i write poetry but have been in a gap from writing poetry for some time now [More] -
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One day, after many years, when the pain you’ve buried deep grows worse than your fear of the truth, you'll name IT in a safe place where... [More] -
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I would love to share poetry, and talk about it! :-) [More] -
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Would you like to see other poetry in here? Is that allowed? [More]
