The major themes of writing include love, death, and life. But these are pretty broad topics. Sometimes it's helpful for a writer to think about what he/she COULD say about a particular subject. Starting with a theme to get an idea can be helpful.
Exercise: With your partner and then in your journal, brainstorm and create a list of themes that you could be writing about. Try to list as many themes as you can think of that writers write poems about in your journal.
Once you have a good, solid list of themes (brainstorming), spend some time reading a few poems on this website: PoetSeers (A-M) and PoetSeers (N-Z)
Reading other people's poems are also an excellent way to brainstorm your own ideas. If you think of a topic or subject to write about when reading some other poet, jot down the idea in your journal. The more ideas you think of, the more "urge to write" and "creativity" will visit you. Make the date with them!
Exercise: With your partner and then in your journal, brainstorm and create a list of themes that you could be writing about. Try to list as many themes as you can think of that writers write poems about in your journal.
Once you have a good, solid list of themes (brainstorming), spend some time reading a few poems on this website: PoetSeers (A-M) and PoetSeers (N-Z)
Reading other people's poems are also an excellent way to brainstorm your own ideas. If you think of a topic or subject to write about when reading some other poet, jot down the idea in your journal. The more ideas you think of, the more "urge to write" and "creativity" will visit you. Make the date with them!
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