How to write the poem ?

For centuries, poems have driven humanity to action, and have been a source of comfort in a difficult time or a carrier of universal values. It is difficult to overestimate the contribution to human life that poetry has had over the years. 

Below is a video that will be useful to any beginner.

I also recommend the site that interested me very much. Everything is explained very simply, pictures and video are included. Click here and you'll see for yourself.

I think that this video as well as the pages I have posted will help you as well as me. I realised first of all that the best way to start writing is to write from the heart, or about something that has happened to you, an unhappy love, the loss of a loved one, or even a successfully passed exam, on any subject you can write a poem, you need inspiration because it is difficult to convince someone to do something if you have not experienced it yourself.  I also learned that there are rhymed poems and white poems are those without rhyme. Good rhyming tests should consist of verses in which the number of syllables is the same or repeated when reading imagine that the accented syllables form a kind of melody, the rhyme should be compact, interesting, and funny, One of the important things is to think about the audience, as I do in my poems I combine with the book, I will try to present them in a simple way because my main goal is children, so simple language is best for them. As a child, I read a lot of poems by Polish writers, but this time I decided to delve deeper and recently came across interesting poems by foreign writers. I also have my own personal reasons why I read these, but I think it was worthwhile to see how other writers create. It will be difficult to match them, but talent is not everything, hard work is also important. I've already written a few poems, waiting for feedback. Still learning all the time.

"Poetry is for you a land of respite after the hardships of everyday life, a land where you can forget about many everyday matters for a moment. In this way, stanzas with a naive, somewhat childish overtone are created, however, as if beyond a certain time and beyond the author's personality. Poets "by birth" do the exact opposite. For them, poetry is not recreation and an escape from life, but life itself. Therefore, they try to express in it what the Lord puts aside: experiences, anxieties, complaints, and questions that a mature person asks himself. Ready-made verse forms are not always enough for this, and their aphorisms are rarely so simple." - Wieslawa Szymborska 

 

Reference

Szczepaniak, E. and Ewa Szczepaniak Copywriterka (2021) Jak Pisać dobre wiersze? Rady Wisławy Szymborskiej, Tekstowni.pl. Available at: https://tekstowni.pl/poezja-szymborska/ (Accessed: February 19, 2023). 

Chapbook: Timed Writing Exercise: Poems

DESIRE

It was a wonderful sunny day.
It was so warm.
I love this time.
Is it Summer?

Why are you asking me?
I don`t see anything.
I can`t feel anything.
I have no idea.

Help, please!
Help me be happy!
I want to feel, I want to see.
I want to be with you at this time.

I`m not asking for much.
I will pay with my love.
I will pay with my goodness.
What do you want more?


LOVE

Love is great.
Love knows no limits.
Love blinds.
Love, where are you?

Love surprises me.
Love be forever.
Love don`t leave me.
Love, where are you?

What should I do? Tell me.
Why don`t you want to be close?
What did I do?
Love, where are you?

I promise not to leave you.
Let me know what to do.
Let me know if you come back.
Love, where are you?

BE YOURSELF

Look ahead.
Don’t think what it was.
I`m not saying something happened.
Don`t poison your life.

What is important is what is now.
What is now will not go away.
What is now will surprise.
What is now will stay.

What will happen, we`ll see.
It is not known what will happen.
What will happen is a dream.
What will happen is desire.

Live what is now.
Live as you like.
Live so that no one says:
That you never did anything.

Kim Fupz Aakeson - research

Before I set about writing my chapbook, I took some time to look for writers who had written similar stories to mine. One of them is Kim Fupz Aakeson is known for his quirky, honest, serious, and wonderful picture books and biting young adult fiction. He has written more than 80 books for children and adults and won numerous awards. He is also known for being a prolific screenwriter.

Kim Fupz Aakeson describes familiar emotions such as doubt, jealousy, and inferiority with an elegant richness of nuance. His stories balance the famous line between comedy and tragedy in descriptions of people who never really get what they want and communication that never really goes according to plan.

One of the books Kim co-wrote with Eva Erikkson is 'Esben and Grandfather's Ghost', the original name being 'So blev farfar et spogelse' from Swedish. The book is full of contrasts and contradictions. The initial drama turns into an adventurous story and ends happily. A child's perspective and colloquial language describing the subject of death do not match, as it turns out, only formally. People's different beliefs about death and its aftermath are at two opposite poles of the concept of the world, life, and death. The book is suitable for both children and adults.

We meet one of the main characters, Esben, at an extremely difficult time in his life when his grandfather dies. The young boy's feelings and thoughts and the whole course of events are presented from a child's perspective. The narrative is conducted in the third person singular. The book is written to show how to come to terms with the death of a loved one. I think it helped me understand how to describe the emotions and reactions of my characters because in my book I also focus on death and the loss of a loved one. The book about the boy and the grandfather is written mainly in the form of dialogue, while I plan to focus more on emotions and events. Not only this one but also his other books speak volumes about problem-solving in children and young people. All the books he has written for children and young people make him one of the most productive and well-known writers in Denmark. Kim is often used in child therapy, which makes it so important. It helps to understand and get used to the idea that the essence of the problem he describes in his books is part of the life that awaits us. I would like my novel to have such a strong message as Kim's and to help children and others. 

Reference

Kim Fupz Aakeson (no date) Forfatterweb. Available at: https://forfatterweb.dk/oversigt/zfupz00 (Accessed: February 5, 2023). 

Kim Fupz Aakeson: Pushkin press (no date) Pushkin Press Kim Fupz Aakeson Comments. Available at: https://pushkinpress.com/our-authors/kim-fupz-aakeson/ (Accessed: February 6, 2023).

Kim Fupz Aakeson (2022) international literature festival berlin. Available at: https://literaturfestival.com/en/authors/kimfupzaakeson/ (Accessed: February 6, 2023).

Analyze poems "Death Is Nothing At All"

 In today's class, we did some text analysis and I chose the poem "Death Is Nothing At All" written By Henry Scott-Holland.

Death is nothing at all.

It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.

Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you,
and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
Whatever we were to each other, we are still.

Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.

Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident?

Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just round the corner.

All is well.
Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!

"Death Is Nothing At All" is a poem that offers a unique perspective on death. Written by Henry Scott Holland, an Anglican priest, it was originally delivered as a sermon in St. Paul's Church, London, in 1910. The poem has since become a popular funeral reading, often chosen to provide comfort and reassurance to those who are grieving. The poem opens with the lines, "Death is nothing at all. / It does not count." The speaker is immediately dismissing the idea of death as something significant or noteworthy. This is a bold claim, as death is typically seen as a major event in a person's life. By asserting that death "does not count," the speaker is suggesting that it is not the end of everything, but rather a transition to a different state of being. The speaker goes on to describe death as a kind of "passing away" or "moving into the next room." This metaphor suggests that death is not something to be feared, but rather a natural progression from one stage of life to another. The idea of moving into another room also implies that there is something waiting on the other side, something new and possibly even exciting. The poem continues with the lines, "Everything remains exactly as it was. / I am I, and you are you." Here, the speaker is emphasizing that even though someone has died, life goes on. The world and the people in it continue to exist, and the person who has passed away remains themselves. This is a comforting thought, as it suggests that the person who has died has not been completely erased from the world, but rather continues to exist in some way. The poem concludes with the lines, "Call me by the old familiar name. / Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. / Put no difference into your tone. / Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow." These lines are a reminder to the living that the person who has died would not want them to be sad or mournful forever. The speaker is urging the living to remember the person who has passed away in a positive and loving way and to continue to live their lives as normally as possible. In summary, "Death Is Nothing At All" is a poem that provides a unique perspective on death. The speaker dismisses the idea of death as something significant and emphasizes that life goes on even after someone

Reference

Scott-Holland, H. (no date) Home, Family Friend Poems. Available at: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/death-is-nothing-at-all-by-henry-scott-holland (Accessed: February 18, 2023).

Energy, D. (2022) Death is nothing at all (a poem by Henry Scott-Holland), Dailytime Poems. Available at: https://dailytimepoems.com/death-is-nothing-at-all/ (Accessed: February 18, 2023).

 

Milanote - mind map `Under safe wings`

In Milanote, I decided to create a mind map of what I would like to do, what I would like to look at, and what I would like to do to get my book right. 

And here you can see my plan :) 

The Chapbook: Planning

 In today's class, we will concentrate on how to plan as a chapbook. On the bottom, I copy the question from the blackboard and I will answer them, so everyone can see what actually is my plan and how I will make it.  

 

● What is your final idea? Please explain in two sentences the theme and the form your writing will take.

My final idea I will write a story about Femke and some poems connecting to my story. The story will be about a girl born in the town of Holland. Her grandfather was a photographer, parents have a photography gallery. Grandfather dies and comes back as a ghost.   


● Considering the form, how do you intend to lay out your book pages?

I will divide my book into two stages, the first stage will be the story: text with pictures, which will be spread over 4 chapters, and in the second stage, I will add 6 poems which will also be interspersed with pictures.

● How many pages do you expect there will be?

The whole story book with poems and pictures will be 40 pages.

● Are you going to use images? Are these your own images (illustrations/photographs) or copyright free images that you will source?

I don't yet know if I'll find images in my gallery that will fit my book, so I'll probably download copyright-free images.

● What is the plan for your time and how much you will need to spend on this?

Remember writing is something that you will need time and concentration without disturbance - you must make sure that you plan time to do this.

The time allotted for this is 16h. If this is not enough, I can devote every free moment so that the book satisfies me and I can be satisfied with it. 

● What do you imagine the final book will look like?

 
I was thinking of three programs: Canva , Flipbook, or Blurb, I have only used Canva before so maybe this time I will choose another program. I think my book will be in a hardcover, rather simple standard. 


● Have you considered the cover page/contents page/back cover with blurb?

I don't know yet which software I will choose, but I have already selected what I would like to put on the cover as well as the table of contents.


● Drafting and redrafting will need to be done? Who would you get to proofread your work?

First, I write everything in word in this program is installed grammar improvement, so I think it will help me a lot. Then I will ask someone from the class or from my friends to read and check.

I would like the target market to be children, but as the book will have more text than pictures, I will target parents and grandparents so that they can communicate to the little ones what I want to say. 

Chapbook: Timed Writing Exercise : Under safe wings : Chapter 1.

 Chapter 1: The birth of an angel.

It was a beautiful sunny day, April 21, when a little black-haired baby was born in Arnhem Hospital.

- Is it a girl or a boy?  - asked the impatient family waiting outside the delivery room. 

- Doctor, it`s not important. Please tell me is it healthy? How is my wife? - Stefan asked.

- Mr. Stefan, come inside, the girls are safe and sound, you can say hello to them - replied the doctor.

- A girl !!! - everyone cried with joy. 

Two days nearly passed and the girl still had no name. Hanna and Stefan very much wanted the parents to help them to choose the name. The girl was the only long-awaited granddaughter, so they wanted to make her name special. Just as special was the little one. The time has come for Hanna and the girl to live hospital. Stefan picks up his two loves from the hospital. Hanna`s parents were already waiting impatiently at home. They left all their responsibilities to be with them, helping and supporting them as much as possible. Hanna`s dad is a photographer so it was no problem for him to take a longer vacation, while mum worked part-time in a library, it was more of a hobby for her. Since Hanna`s brother was born, which was 25 years ago, Tess did not work, She always did what she liked and take care of the house. When Hanna`s brother went to study in Switzerland, their parents moved to a smaller house in Giethoorn village in the province of Overijssel. They left the house in which they lived before for their first grandson or granddaughter. Hanna, Stefan, and the baby entered the house. From the very, they were greeted by Tess - Hanna`s mother, and Tim - Hanna`s father who never moved without his camera and took pictures from the very entrance.