Up: [[Life Writing]] Created: 2024-12-07 Updated: 2025-04-13 If you’re drawn to a particular poem, trust that. Gently explore what attracted you to it. How does it mirror the questions you’ve been asking yourself? Don’t worry about trying to understand the poem. Just let the images wash over you. Since poetry is the language of feelings, maybe try tracking the sensations in your body. Try reading the poem aloud and listening to the sound. What feelings can you hear in your voice? Where in your body is your voice coming from? If you decide to memorize a poem and later find that you’ve forgotten certain words, freewrite about those words exploring the associations, in terms of feelings and memories, you have to them.