Pathos Qua Nous - Feeling Insofar As Mind

"Without a Mind, How Can I Feel?"
My name is Devin Kruljac. I love to read and write. I often keep a pen with me at all times for this reason. Sometimes I'll have a thought summarized in one sentence, sometimes it'll be more--emotion comes in a similar fashion for me. I am a simple person--insomuch as to say that it isn't hard to see what kind of person I am. I am opinionated but soft spoken. Some people say I care too much--I'd rather that than care too little. I say I think too much--I'm okay with that for the most part. I am feeling insofar as mind; and I hope you will come to understand what that means.

Charles Simic on Writing Poetry

A few things to keep in mind while sitting down to write a poem:

  1. Don’t tell the readers what they already know about life.
  2. Don’t assume you’re the only one in the world who suffers.
  3. Some of the greatest poems in the language are sonnets and poems not many lines longer than that, so don’t overwrite.
  4. The use of images, similes and metaphors make poems concise. Close your eyes, and let your imagination tell you what to do.
  5. Say the words you are writing aloud and let your ear decide what word comes next.
  6. What you are writing down is a draft that will need additional tinkering, perhaps many months, and even years of tinkering.
  7. Remember, a poem is a time machine you are constructing, a vehicle that will allow someone to travel in their own mind, so don’t be surprised if it takes a while to get all its engine parts properly working.
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