Contemporary poetry is almost exclusively about IMAGERY (metaphor/simile/Figurative Language/Sound devices, etc.) It often limits its lens toward the specific rather than the global, large picture. Here is microcosm that relates to us because in the microcosm we experience the macrocosm.
As such, when you write a poem: limit yourself. Do not over write (or having overwritten, cut and edit your work.) Consider each line, each word carefully. Is there a picture presented to the reader? Is there a rhythm or certain quality of light or sound in the piece?
Finally, you are comparing. You are stating that ANGER is a raven with its head bitten off. It appeals to our sense of analogy and comparison. Feel free to use allusions from mythology, history, science, math, etc. As writers you are not alone in this. The whole world is (and should be) included as potential subject matter.
Take a gander at this website if you get a chance. Read poetry. Read the poetry collection you took out of the library. Read. Think. Notice. Then Write. Write and don't stop!
Need more guidance or a few rules? Try some form poems. Look here and explore.
Poetry Portfolio due today at end of class!
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