When does a poem begin?

I wonder when a poem begins.  The title? the first line? The first thought on a subject by the poet?  Do the lines that get crossed out really begin the poems we write?  Sometimes.

Maybe a poem begins when a poet find that pulse that drives him to a line.  So if we ignore the pulse to write, we leave the poems we’ve never written to be unfinished.

 

2 thoughts on “When does a poem begin?

  1. “Maybe a poem begins when a poet find that pulse that drives him to a line. So if we ignore the pulse to write, we leave the poems we’ve never written to be unfinished.” —> I couldn’t agree more. 🙂

    Nice post. Enjoy the rest of the week 🙂

Leave a reply to Katherine Cancel reply