How can I write good poetry?

[Toula]

[L]

First of all, you look more composed, second, you should ask the teacher learning, and the third, finish writing poetry and take your time.

[Dinesh]

"The greatest education is the world is watching the masters at work." - Michael Jackson.

[Resa.3]

theme of what you want in writing
You must create a theme that sequential
construct a sentence which you can also use methaphore
how about providing your feelings, emotions on every sentence that was written
first write and then edit it as graffiti

[El Greco ©]

You will improve little by little if you try it honestly and systematically.
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Here are some "rules" I found in a site:

1. KEEP THE POETRY COMING. Paint-ers paint, teachers teach, and poets poem. To excel at writing poetry, you need to flex your poetic muscles daily, even if it’s just revising an earlier work.

2. READ POETRY BY OTHERS. Too many poets worry that their voices will be influenced by the voices of other poets. Don’t fall into this trap. You need to study what you like and do not like from other poets and use that as inspiration for your own work.

3. STUDY POETIC FORMS. While you may decide against publishing sonnets, sestinas and haiku, trying various forms can only help your poetic development. After all, the form of a poem (even free verse) is the skeleton and skin that holds the content together for the reader.

4. ATTEND OPEN MICS. Performing is optional, but poets should at least listen to the spoken word occasionally. Poetry is as much an oral as a visual genre of writing. As such, it benefits a poet to understand the sounds of poetry. Plus, open mics are great for meeting other poets.

5. EXPERIMENT. Is there a poetic “rule” you just don’t like? Try breaking it. Then, look for other rules to bend. Often, the poets who are remembered and quoted are the ones who learned to do something well and then took it in a new direction.

6. REVISE. While there are exceptions, the best poems are written through the revision process. This is a great stage for experimenting. And if a crazy revision doesn’t work (removing all the adverbs just to see what happens?), simply revert to the last draft.

7. CONNECT WITH OTHER POETS. Go to readings, workshops, conferences, social media sites and anywhere else you can connect. Other poets can help keep you motivated to write and submit.

8. SHARE YOUR WORK. Give your poems to friends and family as gifts. Share good collections you’ve read. Remember: As a poet, you are an ambassador of poetry to those who are afraid to read it or think it’s something they just don’t “get.”

9. SUBMIT. Consult a resource like Poet’s Market (which I edit) and submit your poems to publications. Through the simple act of following guidelines and receiving feedback (whether through acceptance or rejection), you’ll learn to target an audience and revise appropriately.

10. PUBLISH ON YOUR OWN. Take a do-it-yourself stance to sharing your best work

http://www.writersdigest.com/writing-art...-of-poetry

[Elysbeth]

Believe it or not:
By reading.
Everything.

Gives you ideas, support for your poem---and for a poem to be successful, it must be true to itself---and validity.

[THE BANNIBAL ONE]

Watch TV,read the newspaper,go outside and look around.
Write down your thoughts,dreams and nightmares.
And try becoming good at rhyming,to me nothing is worst
then reading words written down about a boring event in someone's personal life.
Then spreading the words out to make it seem like a poem..

[Sheila]

Personally ... I was inspired at a young age ...
The poetry channels via my mind onto page ...
I laugh about it as it sings along ...
and it pours right through me like a song ...
I don't really hesitate to write what my soul thinks ...
but I sure do stare in shock as my self blinks ...
I love trying completely different things just to see if I can ...
and I never look back after my poetry ran ...
Often other people get more out it than me ...
and they also react happily or even cranky ...
It all depends on the mood that I'm in ...
and it goes real slow when it's under my skin ...
Slowly and quietly and on my tip-toes ...
my words can creep out past my glasses on my nose ...
Then they can skip and bounce off my hip ...
The entire reality can be such a trip ...
I love to write upon request ...
and find that's when I do my best ...
Love poems are so neat ...
creating what is sweet and unique ...
Lots of mine are utter nonsense ...
Writing lines without a conscience ...
It all just runs along ahead of me ...
and I try to catch up as I type you see ...
The reader tells me how it makes them feel ...
and how many words that I need to peel ...
I read them over 3 times to edit ...
then post them here and simply forget it ...
Reading them back later gives me a thrill ...
as I laugh at how my heart did spill ...
I try not to repeat words too many times ...
and usually write pretty good rhymes ...
I have got a very close relationship with my mind ...
so being somewhat crazy is helpful I do find ...
Of course the readers will stop you in their tracks ...
because they love to stab you into your poetic backs ...
Stitching the end up with how it started ...
delivers the wisdom as if it's departed ...
When I read the words I wrote ...
my automatic editor puts it o the vote ...
The words just jump up off the page ...
and tell me where they stand on the stage ...