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Instagram Facebook Youtube Pinterest "The important thing is to write what you need to write, and if that’s going to include rhyme, let it include rhyme, if it doesn’t, that’s okay too."  - dimitrireyespoet.com When I started seriously studying poetry I realized two things, for 1, there was a lot to learn and even more to read, and 2, I was actually doing some of these important techniques without even knowing. Now when I teach poetry from middle school to college I make it a point demystify poetry for students by telling them that they are already implementing techniques they are unaware of. For the sake of easy use, I’ll go over 5 Easy Poetry Techniques You Can Implement Right Now. Enjambment Unless your poetry style is journal writing or…

Instagram Facebook Youtube Pinterest "The closer you can bring a reader to being in the poem, the more involved in the work they’d feel, and the more invested they’ll be."  - dimitrireyespoet.com The following are 3 simple ways to end poems, all different in nature, but what they’ll have in common was that they’re all techniques which I’ve used in my own published work. They will be linked below, but if you were interested in reading my work before reading the blog, I’ll leave the links here: https://platformreview.org/poetry-archive-2020#/dimitri-reyes/ https://www.clashbooks.com/black-telephone-magazine/2020/5/26/dimitri-reyes?fbclid=IwAR3FpkUEt6-RaJHMKLae1GbJAuHnCWwXAEGNmT3VUrk_LZCwttCcSkXsubY This is to say, that though these are simple techniques, they aren’t end-all solutions. If you are looking for more professionalized & personalized help, I suggest you consider working with me through Patreon or perhaps taking one of my workshop classes…

Instagram Facebook Youtube Pinterest "This was one of those books that are in the when-I-need-it-this-is-going-to-be-important pile..."  - dimitrireyespoet.comWe are halfway through 2020 and what a ride it has been. From the United States where I’m writing, lockdowns and protests have really painted the picture of what it means for us to be in an involuntary state of being ‘still’ where we begin asking questions about ourselves and the world around us. This has led to so much production in the art world where a large piece to what we do is recording histories and stories as they develop. The links below will take you to some examples of media doing just that. Art House Jersey City Community PoemAcentos Review, Black and Glorious: Towards Black Liberation Previous Next In lieu of…

Instagram Facebook Youtube Pinterest "When you start to submit poems you will want to begin looking at the general requirements first."  - dimitrireyespoet.comThe general requirements on a magazine or journal’s submission page should be read over before you decide to submit. There, you will find all of the information about how to submit and if you send in your work correctly, it’ll assure you a fair chance. Secret tip about general requirements: they only differ everso slightly between publications and magazines. It’s important to pay attention to these general requirements because although they’re very similar, they’ll usually have one or two minor requests (like writing your titles in all caps or titling your submission with your last name and the number of poems) and if you don’t abide by those…

Instagram Facebook Youtube Pinterest "A lot of the writing process is spent waiting for inspiration but the most you can have creating comes from actively pursuing inspiration."  - dimitrireyespoet.comI’ve been asked many times to share my writing process and how I write a poem from scratch. I’ve finally filmed a video and in that you’ll see some moments where just like you, I am staring at a predominantly empty space, waiting for work to jump out at me. A lot of the writing process is spent waiting for inspiration but the most you can have creating comes from actively pursuing inspiration. You’ll see this valued and practiced skill at work when I decide to muse over a book during my writing process as well as utilizing my own slush pile…

Instagram Facebook Youtube Pinterest "The speaker... can be used to differentiate yourself from the person in the poem which distances you... and allows you to truly explore your work."  - dimitrireyespoet.com Let's talk about voice! No, not the one you speak your language with, but the voice of the entity that speaks in your poetry. It’s important to remember that when writing it isn’t you who is speaking, it’s the embodiment of your character— ie your writing character, narrator, or subject “voicing” themselves in the poem. Read Be the Speaker, Not the Writer to learn more about the basics of the speaker before you continue.When writing, there are many ways to think about the speaker. It can be used to differentiate yourself from the person in the poem which distances…

Instagram Facebook Youtube Pinterest "In the revision process, I’m always thinking where the poem can expand and illustrate itself with more clarity."  - dimitrireyespoet.com I’d like to think I have a better understanding of sci-fi because I’m a poet that has freed themselves from sticking to the facts. That it is okay to tell a story (my story) with healthy balances of fact and fiction. In a similar fashion how science fiction films have their audience believing that an individual can get their arm chopped off with a sword of light, readers have to trust in what the poet is saying— not being a skeptic and seeing the work for what it is. From my fascination with sci-fi entered the Wormhole theory I began formulating while a professor at Rutgers…