For as long as I can remember I have always enjoyed writing poetry the most. I love how I can give shape to my thoughts and feelings with ease and if I don’t want there to be there isn’t even any rules. I can freely write exactly what is coming out of my brain. I have been writing free form poetry for so long I decided recently to research different types of poetry and try my hand at some.

I know that even with rules I can get my writing to express my feelings , it’s just a little hard to stick to the rules sometimes. I decided to pick a few types that have very easy rules and incorporate into my latest idea for a poetry collection. The three I picked were ABC, acrostic, and cinquain, and they are fairly easy to get the hang of.

ABC is almost self explanatory. Five lines where the first four start with a word that starts with A through D and line five is a sentence. Some can be extended to include the whole alphabet but I am just learning to write poetry in rules and I decided to go the easier route.

Acrostic is a poem where you pick a word and use the letters in it to start each line in the poem. This type of poem almost all of us learn in elementary for mothers day cards and the like but it is proving a  lot harder than I remember.

The cinquain poem has three types but I am focusing on the easiest type because I like taking the easy way sometimes. Cinquain is a five line poem and the type I’ve been learning is word count. Each line has a specific word count: 1-2-3-4-1. The other two types also have five lines as well, syllables and parts of speech. I will write about those if I try them as well.

I am taking my love of poetry and learning and using it to write my next poetry collection which will be out by the end of November 2019. I am taking feelings, turning them into people in my mind (putting a face to them), and having imaginary conversations with them. From these conversations I am writing poems. It may sound a bit confusing but to me it’s been relaxing and even fun. I’m having conversations with imaginary people and it’s helping me recognize and acknowledge feelings that to many are indistinguishable  as being different to others.

I hope my learning and hard work translate well into this new collection of poetry.