The Gift; Can You Guess What It Might Be? Comments

Kevia, I like to read what poets say about poetry. There are so many answers. Here is what Gwendolyn Brooks said, 'In your poems, talk about what you know. Talk about what you think. Talk about what you feel. Talk about what you wonder. COLLECT WORDS! Buy your own dictionary. Read your dictionary every day. CIRCLE exciting words. The more words you know, the better you will be able to express youself, your thoughts. Be yourself. Do not imitate other poets. You are as important as they are. Do not be afraid to say something NEW. In some of our poems. BE A LITTLE MYSTERIOUS! Surprise yourself and your reader! ' I think that you are doing some of this already. Keep at it. It is nice to hear someone share what really are very personal and speacail fealings. The basket was a surprise to me. Ben