Should teenagers be taught how to write poetry?
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Re: Should teenagers be taught how to write poetry?
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qzect wrote:While I do think that poetry is an art, I think that the right guidance can bring out the ability in anyone. If they are dedicated and passionate enough, they can develop the skills necessary to write the most beautiful poetry. I think that, especially in this day and age, kids are used to writing shorthand and using emoticons to express themselves. They simply use a different set of verbal tools to communicate. If given the chance and taught how to structure great poetry, we could encourage many individuals of the younger generation to find themselves in poetry. We may have fantastic poets in our midsts. They just might not know they have it in them.
Yes I agree
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When I was a teenager, we were taught more about academic than creative writing--is that still the situation? We had an annual book printed that had creative writing--mostly poetry and short stories--done by class members, but that writing was done on our own time, not in school.AutumnPhillips wrote:As someone who is currently a teenager, I think that this is an important idea... Honestly, I think it should be mandatory for poetry to be taught in a way that inspires kids to keep writing poems. There's currently a lot of push for kids to write stories in book form, but not for poetry... and poetry has a lot of advantages that other story-telling devices don't.
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Like to speak, we need to listen first, same way to write on your own you need to read first. What schools can do is to provide a great exposure for the children..