Poetry Tips and Advice with our Guest Speaker Charles Johnson

Today we have the pleasure of having a guest speaker and it's perfect timing because this speaker is speaking about poetry and our Ning Network is hosting Poetry Week Workshop! Join us at our workshop: http://fromawriterspov.ning.com/group/thepovwritersworkshop

Today our guest speaker is Charles Johnson. He is speaking about poetry and what it means to him. View the interview below.

Dominique Watson (DW): How did you get into poetry and short story writing?

Charles Johnson (CJ): Basiclly, I use to write poems when i was younger but stopped. I started writing again last year with the breakup of my marrage.

DW: What type of poetry do you enjoy writing?

CJ: I enjoy writng poem about how i feel and also poems to encourage people

DW: What genre of short story do your write?

CJ: I really dont write short stories except the one that i wrote concerning my first Thanksgivng alone called Why Should I Be Thankful ?Which is a true story. I may try to write another one in the near future

DW: Are any of your books poetry or short story?

CJ: I more so write poetry at this point

DW: What advice would you give a beginning poetry writer?

CJ: Write what you feel. Put your feelings into your poetry, Make the poem a part of you.

DW: What have you found the most pleasing about writing poetry and short story?

CJ: It lets me release my emotions and feelings out so i can express them. Also, I hope that my writings are an encouargement to others.

DW: When do you find the time to write?

CJ: For me since i'm self-employed just about anytime works for me.

I love poetry ! For me it gives me the freedom to express myself to the world in a way that i couldn't share any other way. I'm just really getting into short stories, So there's not much i can say except that it's another form of expression for me.

Advice from one poetry writer to another and I must say poetry writing is so relaxing. It helps me relieve a lot of tension. (That is the title of my first poetry book)

So what did you think of the interview? Was it helpful as a beginning author? Leave your comments below.

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Poetry Tip
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Signing Off,

Dominique Watson