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//**  Welcome to the Poetry page! **//

// "Poetry is not just the flower but the scent of the flower, not just the storm, but the sound of the storm"  //
 * What is a poem? **

A poem is a tight group of words that lets you express an emotion with the strongest power, paint an image with the sharpest focus, explore an idea with the clearest vision... Poetry means different things to different people.

Poetry is different from other types of writing because it doesn't follow rules for sentences or paragraphs. Punctuation is used for emphasis, the focus is on word choice.

The only rule of poetry, according to famous poet S.T. Coleridge, is that you **  'use the best possible words in the best possible order  **  ' do that and you can't go wrong!

To express your emotions and ideas! Some say... "Poetry is a song that needs some decent music."
 * Why write poetry? **

Poetry is Splashing thought like paint Onto a page, Not worrying about Anyone, Anything, Letting your heart and mind Erupt like a volcano, Making you feel Like you've let go of everything // Joel Salmon //

Poetry is my feelings sneaking out, showing others what's inside. Poetry is painting in words, letting my head talk, Poetry makes me feel free Nobody can take that away. // Lee-Ah Willis //

It isn't always easy, a poem doesn't just fall out of the sky onto your piece of paper. It's locked inside your head and finding the key isn't easy.
 * When writing Poetry... **

Sitting at my desk, staring down at the empty paper in front of me. The whiteness of it hurts my eyes As if I've been looking at the sun for too long. I try to write But my pen is dry as a riverbed in a drought, refusing to work, like a stubborn child in a tantrum. Words and ideas are floating around in an ocean of jumbled thoughts, And I'm on the shore, waiting for something to wash up. Everyone is writing or thinking except me. I try to think try to drag the ideas from the raging ocean of confusion which is swirling around in my brain. But I find nothing. Even the ocean disappears Everything is spiralling down into nothing, The bel rings

// Chrissie Mavrofidis //

The title of this poem is ** Poetry Lesson **

Sometimes writing Poetry is no drama at all...

When I write poetry I feel like a plug has been taken out and all of my thoughts have been washed onto the page

// Kristen Slatter //

Steven Herrick is a famous Australian poet, he writes for children and teenagers and is visiting our school. Steven has written many books using poetry and some of them have been shortlisted for the Childrens Book Council awards, NSW Premier's Literacy Awards, CBC awards, Victorian Premier's Literacy Award. Steven lives in the Blue Mountains with his wife and two sons.
 * Steven Herrick **