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Naming poems...
...is possibly the hardest part of all of this for me.
How do you do it?
Does the name come to you freely, or do you have to force it out?
Does it come before or after the poem is complete?
It sadly pains me, making me sit and stare at the finished product with no name...
How do you do it?
Does the name come to you freely, or do you have to force it out?
Does it come before or after the poem is complete?
It sadly pains me, making me sit and stare at the finished product with no name...
I have to do it at the end, when I know how the poem has concluded and what the overarching themes were. Nothing worse than a title and poem that just don't match because the title was thought of before the poem wandered off on one. I have to admit, I find it hard to come up with interesting, creative titles... especially as I favour one-word titles. It's a bit of a drag!
My contention with titles has giving me this formula. Titles create expectations of what you write. You have two options: meet those expectations, or break rapport. I use "break rapport" in a comedic frame: "Apple, apple, tampon!" HAhaha! Tampon isn't even remotely close to apple. Example you write sad poem: You can write sad title, or you can write happy/stoic/etc title that's still relevant.
Brammer said:...is possibly the hardest part of all of this for me.
How do you do it?
Does the name come to you freely, or do you have to force it out?
Does it come before or after the poem is complete?
It sadly pains me, making me sit and stare at the finished product with no name...
You could ask Your Poet support group for assistance. Many a Poet, here in the underground has post ink without a title and sought assistance.
For me,
i never title my ink until my final phrase in cemented and i share that many many re-writes and re-thinks are in the works before that happens.
This might sound odd but i started my poetry writing using the Term Paper Outline method. i gradually picked up tips and knowledge shared from Poetry sites (Yes, even here in the deep underground).
Not certain if i helped You
but hoping i did and that You never cede with Your thirst for more ways to spill ink on paper or monitor screen.
How do you do it?
Does the name come to you freely, or do you have to force it out?
Does it come before or after the poem is complete?
It sadly pains me, making me sit and stare at the finished product with no name...
You could ask Your Poet support group for assistance. Many a Poet, here in the underground has post ink without a title and sought assistance.
For me,
i never title my ink until my final phrase in cemented and i share that many many re-writes and re-thinks are in the works before that happens.
This might sound odd but i started my poetry writing using the Term Paper Outline method. i gradually picked up tips and knowledge shared from Poetry sites (Yes, even here in the deep underground).
Not certain if i helped You
but hoping i did and that You never cede with Your thirst for more ways to spill ink on paper or monitor screen.
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I try to wait until I'm finished writing the piece, but sometimes the title will just come to me when I'm still in the process of writing. I don't have a favorite title style, just whatever fits best for the piece I'm working on. Hope this helps.
I mostly title a poem, after writing...
I think this is a skill, rooted in trust in one's self...
Ever since I can remember...
I have felt a certain electricity when the title surfaces...
In any case...
There is a perfect title, within a white page...
And this title comes from within...
I think this is a skill, rooted in trust in one's self...
Ever since I can remember...
I have felt a certain electricity when the title surfaces...
In any case...
There is a perfect title, within a white page...
And this title comes from within...
Sometimes I will know the name of a poem before I even start it, then other times I won't come up with it until the end. It takes longer if you think about it too much. Just read through it slowly and think about what your poem is saying and the right title will come to you.
