Poetic Influences
My first inspiration was of a yellow butterfly. Funny that. After that there was the Bible. I simply loved The Psalms. And then there was Shakespeare in School and later poets like Wordsworth etc. Our mission school's main language of communication was English therefore we had English literature in School where I developed a love for the language. Needless to say I fell in love with poetry. I believe I have been influenced by what I read in many ways although I would like to think that I don't copy them.
My inspiration comes from happenings around me and to me. Beautiful landscapes, flowers...even dreams. People, friends...a word spoken.
My inspiration comes from happenings around me and to me. Beautiful landscapes, flowers...even dreams. People, friends...a word spoken.
For me it was Maya Angelou and Edgar Allan Poe,
Also Eminem, Tupac, and Michael Jackson ( yes they wrote poems too ).
They all inspired me to write and I started to write at the age of ten as I was going through a deep depression and felt like no one wanted to listen to me since I'm a quiet person so I turned to poetry as a way of voicing myself.
I don't imitate too many of my favorite poets but I guess the ones I try to when writing is Maya Angelou & Edgar Allan Poe since they both have very distinct and original writings.
I love poetry that's deep and inspirational, something with meaning to it and I believe that's how poetry should be.
Also Eminem, Tupac, and Michael Jackson ( yes they wrote poems too ).
They all inspired me to write and I started to write at the age of ten as I was going through a deep depression and felt like no one wanted to listen to me since I'm a quiet person so I turned to poetry as a way of voicing myself.
I don't imitate too many of my favorite poets but I guess the ones I try to when writing is Maya Angelou & Edgar Allan Poe since they both have very distinct and original writings.
I love poetry that's deep and inspirational, something with meaning to it and I believe that's how poetry should be.
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Ok you guys wanna name drop lets go. Ok there is Phil Jupitas, Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Douglas Addams, Terry Pratchett, Jim Davis, Zapiro, Eddie Izzard, Johnny Depp, Leonardo Di Caprio, Mr Spielberg, Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen King and that is just a partial list of names that have influenced me. Oh and lets not forget Quentin Tarantino. I was not being entirely honest poetry is more of a hobby it keeps my mind busy. My lady love will always be film guys. Sure poems are very interesting to read but for me there is no comparison between the two. For all the real poets my hat goes off to you but maybe it will become more but maybe it will beome more valuable in time.
