How Do You Write A Poem About India?
Writing poetry is an art form that is based in passion. Like most great writing, a poem comes out of some thought, feeling or event that has affected the writer in some way. Since poetry has the power to use very few words to express itself, the words have to carefully convey and explore the experience of its subject. If you’re drawn to India for some reason, and feel the need to write a poem about it, you’ll want to explore what makes you the most passionate about this country to access the best written images. Explore India in books, movies, documentaries and photos, or through travel and its native people–or any mixture of these things. You don’t have to have gone to a place to be able to write a poem about it, although travel does give you first-hand knowledge and vivid personal experience with a country, which is key to having passion about a place (see Resources below). Take all your knowledge about India and put it aside. Throw out any thoughts about what you plan to write. Sit
