Why do we write Poetry!!

[Andy]

I started writing Poetry to get down on paper some of the thoughts swilling about my head. Passion for a subject or cause is paramount to me or it becomes boring and locks away my enthusiasm.

“All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent" J F Kennedy.

[CWR]

I do not consider my thoughts poetry. They are my thoughts nothing more, like someone mentioned in an earlier post. Strangely enough, I only began writing my letters and rhymes just a year or so ago. This also goes for my visual creations; I am quite naive in both forms~ new to the fields if you will... I was illiterate most of my adult life, until a few years ago; I realized how much I was missing. I was not humble enough to ask for help, so in my fashion I took on the task of educating myself. I thought if I could not read nor write, I must read and write as much as I could to correct the problem. After I was able to read and write in basic terms, I then worked on structure and giving my work feeling. Today I have forgotten about learning to read and write, now just enjoy the freedom it provides.

CWR

[Alan Summers]

Poetry is a great communicator if poets allow it to be. To me, it's a life long ambition to communicate, not just to everyone, but anyone. Do we, as poets, achieve this, today?

Alan