Calling ANYONE good at writing/poetry?

[Kimmy]

Okok, not sure if this is in the right thread but heyho on we go. I'm entering a poetry competition that's to be in by the end of this year and the prize would really be a slight booster towards universtity, a car other fabulous things. The theme is on cells, but I have a problem coming up with any ideas that'd fit the theme. It says cells very loosely so it could be cells as in jail cells, human body... anything. I need someone to help me out with either a topic, or a line from a book/other poem/song that they think would pause as good inspiration.

One of my favorite ones is "Silent as a crypt" or "and in that moment, I swear we were infinate".

You can even make one up I just need prodded.

I'll +rep anyone who can help me out. :¬:

[lawrawrrr]

Hellllooooo I have a creative writing degree and I'm a poet myself so happy to help out!

Cells is a really interesting and wide topic - I love the idea of using cells of the body or something as that would probably be less used! Cells aren't unique, there's billions of them and they shed and die fairly quickly so there's some nice imagery that can come from that.

It's always best to start from your own thing than a quote or you'll get stuck in someone else's style, not your own!

Let me know if you want any more help :))


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[Bloop]

Omg sounds interesting lemme read you poem once its done :P
It would be interesting if you could link both jail cells to um body cells but nvm

Have you read paper towns? <3
I will b rereading it just for you tonight and write down some quotes possibly post them here tomorrow :). Paper towns quotes are so freaking amazing but yh.

[Kimmy]

Omg sounds interesting lemme read you poem once its done :P
It would be interesting if you could link both jail cells to um body cells but nvm

Have you read paper towns? <3
I will b rereading it just for you tonight and write down some quotes possibly post them here tomorrow :). Paper towns quotes are so freaking amazing but yh.

So sweet, aww. I haven't read it but if you could do that I'd be so thankfulertggrewsawgt. I've writtent two poems already but neither of them seem right. I like the idea of linking the two.... I'mma see what I can do with that!!
I'mma read paper town now ;)

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Hellllooooo I have a creative writing degree and I'm a poet myself so happy to help out!

Cells is a really interesting and wide topic - I love the idea of using cells of the body or something as that would probably be less used! Cells aren't unique, there's billions of them and they shed and die fairly quickly so there's some nice imagery that can come from that.

It's always best to start from your own thing than a quote or you'll get stuck in someone else's style, not your own!

Let me know if you want any more help :))


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I lavvv creative writing myself, I just nee to find inspiration from something. I have my own style of writing - I just use the quotes and things to spur on my imagination and stuff. It's so difficult to write on something that's such a wide topic! The prize is 3000 pounds so eh... I have to make it reallll good.
+1 rep :*

[FlyingJesus]

Oh was gonna say thanks for the tip-off and enter it myself but it's only for 16-18 year olds scam

The best plan for doing a poem based on a theme but without it being derivative and clichéd is to just write your most expressive work that you can and then see afterwards if it can possibly be linked back to the theme, that way it'll flow freer and not get you trapped in crap lines that you force in because you're trying to be literal about the theme. Cells is really easy for that because it could be about togetherness, feeling trapped, growth, order & chaos, relationship dynamics, pretty much anything at all that gets put into poetry

Also look at the past winners to see what kind of thing they're fans of - it appears that literally none of the winners actually do rhymed verse, just bad prose broken up into random lines to make it look like it's some sort of deep and original invention. This makes it even easier because it means you don't have to worry about cadence or rhythm or literally anything at all as long as you
put some

line breaks and, unnecessary, pauses in
where they're not
in any way at all
(oh god I'm so edgy...)

wanted.

[Kimmy]

Oh was gonna say thanks for the tip-off and enter it myself but it's only for 16-18 year olds scam

The best plan for doing a poem based on a theme but without it being derivative and clichéd is to just write your most expressive work that you can and then see afterwards if it can possibly be linked back to the theme, that way it'll flow freer and not get you trapped in crap lines that you force in because you're trying to be literal about the theme. Cells is really easy for that because it could be about togetherness, feeling trapped, growth, order & chaos, relationship dynamics, pretty much anything at all that gets put into poetry

Also look at the past winners to see what kind of thing they're fans of - it appears that literally none of the winners actually do rhymed verse, just bad prose broken up into random lines to make it look like it's some sort of deep and original invention. This makes it even easier because it means you don't have to worry about cadence or rhythm or literally anything at all as long as you
put some

line breaks and, unnecessary, pauses in
where they're not
in any way at all
(oh god I'm so edgy...)

wanted.

I looked at the past writers and they're pretty good. I've written two, one is rhyming and the other is sort of similar to one of the previous winning entries. I think rhymng poems can only truly be good if they're not forced like you said. I write poetry all of the time, particularly when an emotion is really strong and so I have no problem with putting the expressive element into it. It's trying to link it back to the theme.

Your 'trapped' idea is really great. I might give it a go actually!

Thanks for your help, +rep for youu. xo