You don’t have to prove anything; my mother said. Just be ready
Write poetry as if you only had one day left
That voice in your head whispers the same lie every morning:
"Real poets don't struggle like this"
You've tried everything. The morning pages that turned into morning guilt. The writing prompts that felt like homework. The poetry workshops where everyone else seemed to know some secret you didn't.
Here's what no one tells you: The poets you admire most? They all started with the same messy, doubt filled pages you're hiding in your drawer right now.
But they discovered something that changed everything. A deceptively simple practice that turns your worst writing days into your most powerful poems. Not anothr complicated technique or intimidating form to master.
In fact, it's the opposite.
The poet who wrote through terminal illness knew it. Even Sylvia Plath, wrestling with self doubt at her kitchen table, used this exact approach to write 26 poems in a single month.
What if the secret to finally writing the poetry burning inside you has nothing to do with being "good enough"?
What if it's about doing the one thing you've been told never to do?