Poet

Overview

Who is Poet?

Poets are those who produce original written work in the form of poetry. Their job is to create attractive, engaging, and enlightening content structured as poems. They can put together poetry in many forms such as haikus, allegories, limericks, narrative poetry, sonnets, epics, free verse, blank verse, acrostic, ballads and many more. Poets often specialize in certain types of techniques or forms of poetry. Their original works suitably express a range of emotions, ideas, concepts, and experiences that move the readers and encourage them to think and feel a certain way. A poet can work on poetry books, magazines, journals, zines, advertisement jingles, greeting cards content, and songs. Poets can fall under two categories depending upon whether they want their audience to read the poetry or want to perform their work. Using an attractive blend of vocabulary, grammar, rhythm, and visual imagery, a poet can express themselves by reaching out to their readers through carefully chosen words.

Typical day at work

What does Poet do?

A poet creates rhymed or free verse poetry. Although uncommon, some poets may make a career by publishing poetry collections. Other poets are hired to interpret and represent a client's creative needs in written prose. They write different types of poetry verse, including odes, haikus, limericks, free verse, blank verse, tankas, narratives, doggerel, enjambment, epitaphs, allegory, and cacophony.

• Understand the creative needs of the client or the audience to identify the areas to tap upon through poetry 
• Research extensively and introspect upon the subject matter of the poem
• Experiment with and utilize the various structures of writing poetry such as couplets, rhyme, meter, repetition 
• Use different techniques such as metaphors, onomatopoeia, personification
• Create poetry pieces that are moving, engaging, and expressive 
• Receive feedback from the clients, publishers, editors, or producers with regards to the poetry
• Revise the content or form of the poetry as per requirements and feedback received
• Stay up to date with the current and emerging trends, 
• Promote own work through social media, blogs, book events, and PR
• Submit works of poetry to publishing companies, for grants and poetry prizes 

Abilities & aptitude needed

What are the skills, abilities & aptitude needed to become Poet?

For a poet, literary and language skills are the lifeblood of their profession. They should be equipped with an excellent vocabulary and knowledge of the grammatical rules of the language to ensure fluency of language. They should be highly creative and expressive to write emotionally and intellectually appealing poetry pieces. Additionally, familiarity with the poetic structures, techniques, and forms are also essential for a poet. They should possess a diverse portfolio of written material to increase their job prospects and reach a wider audience for their work. They should be inclined towards critical thinking and have the ability to be creative even under pressure. They should be highly observant and attentive to the finer details. Their communication and interpersonal skills are also crucial to network within the industry, connect to their audience, and work closely with publishers, editors and other professionals. They need to be self-motivated to produce quality work, which also requires continual efforts to practice one's creative writing skills and research the works of other poets. Patience, consistency and a commitment towards the art of writing are qualities that a poet must retain throughout their career.

Courses

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