How To Write Your First Poem

It is without doubt that most people admire the art of poetry but do not write, I call such beautiful breed of people poets by mind not by writing. A poet’s definition goes beyond the ordinary writer who beautifully puts words together. Some do poetry by writing and some do poetry by practicing what they say in their poems. That brings it to my two classifications of a poet.

It is then difficult to say who is a poet and who is not.  That is why renowned laureates, poets let the readers decide what they are, a poet or a non-poet, the mirror effect, here your neighbors are the mirror and in this context it simply refer to the audience. It does not mean that deep down we do not know what we are but since the mind is locked in the head of man and unavailable for us to see, we will use what we have.

The muse is the spirit that does not stay with a writer, it is like a whif of sweet perfume that leads you to embrace a stranger. Then soon it flees and disappears and a writer is lonely left in a lonely place where there's no wind or music. There are many state a poet wants to be, but it is not a place without muse.
'When the muse is gone it feels like the world is dull and there's no wind nor music, as though nature it self has gone mute'—John Ode Ehroo.

Writing your first poem is as easy as breathing out air into the clouds or as flying a kite, but first you need to identify your ‘muse well’, the source of your inspiration. That is what you will turn to when you run out of ideas, when the waters are dry you will go back to your ‘muse well’ and draw inspiration.

Bring yourself to become your own created writer that way your style stands unchallenged, learn the ways of other poets and find your own way. It is your imagination and thoughts, every element in it should obey your description. In your mind you are god and creator of your own mental world.

Muse well’ matters from poets to poets, this is because your source of inspiration may not have a sufficient positive or negative vibe. The stronger your source of inspiration the stronger your writing flow. It is true many poets understand and know the art of writing but what actually differentiate them is their 'Muse well'.
The poet’s power of imagination is one thing beautiful but it is a beauty incomplete without the power to translate his thoughts into writing.  This could take some scribbles on a piece of paper to translate your imagination into words.

‘The mind is a wilderness of many confusing thoughts’ –swordspears. The mind habours many imaginations, some of them important and others unimportant, therefore scribbling your thoughts down helps you select the ones relevant to the poem. I find sitting a quiet place a good place to conceive a thought of a poem though me, I listen to music while I write my poems.
‘A poet should own a wealth of a basket filled with squeezed papers, it is the wealth of his head in a waste bin as a mistake’ –Swordspears.

And when the right words come out of your head, it will be the perfect message for your poem. You will have written something down but when the right word comes, you will know which one is rightly said than the other.
There are thousands of things to write about, I remember my first poem. It was titled shadows because as a kid I always wondered what it was. It was the very first title that enters my head when I thought of something to write.
‘When it sounds and mean better then it is poetry’ –Frank Joe Akpa.



A painter who paints his imaginations and teachings into a picture is a poet; a person who touches the heart of others with his kindness is a poet, love other poets and their writing style, learn and follow their path and grow in your writing then you begin to find your way and come out with your unique style.
‘Every one is a poet, but not everybody is a poet ’-Swordspears.

A friend ones told me, every poem is special, if some told you it is not, then he probably not your audience. Every poem has its reader, when the right poem meets the right audience.

I inspire you to write a poem today!

Thanks for reading.