The Art of Poetry
Elise Matney
Different shapes
Different bodies
The multicolored frames of poetry
The stanzas
Making art
Making prosperity
Making calm
Poetry is born
Poetry thrives in these shapes
The differences
Making beauty
Poetry creates experiences in your mind
Images, sounds, feelings
Poetry is a way of self-expression.
Author comments: Within this poem, I tried to highlight how this art form can come in all shapes and sizes, similar to us. I also tried to emphasize storytelling in each poem, and how the lines of stanzas combined, can help us achieve this. While writing this poem, I looked back at some of my past work and class notes to help launch a creative direction. This helped inspire me to include more detail and emotions. Finally, I made sure to talk about how poetry can create a story in our mind to help provide us tranquility and peace; highlighting the self-expression of poetry and how it is a form of art and expression – using words, versus a paintbrush.