Post #196

Line Breaks #tips for #poetry A lot of new poets don't really understand the use of the poetic line break -- where to break and why. It's an extremely important and powerful tool of the craft. If I were to ask you why you made each choice you made to break where you did, could you give me a strong, clear, concise answer? Do you know why you broke the poem up as you did, or did you just sort of "feel" it? Now, sometimes you can definitely go on the "feel" or the beat... the rhythm... to some extent. There is musicality to poetry to be sure. However, real mastery comes when you understand how to use line break, and stanzas, as a way to express meaning and all the senses to the reader. Maybe think about what you want readers to experience when you make those line breaks. @WritersClub