Sahilvd237

@Sahilvd237 yay! new update!

@novelistASH that's some deep and structured thought! 
            
            In my case, all I can say is I m in love with poetry. In prose I might stumble, but when I think in poetic terms the thoughts and emotions somehow come together. As for the poets I am inspired by, I haven't read a series of works by a single poet. However, the scattered pieces that I read were composed by Robert Frost, Alfred Tennyson, William Wordsworth, rudyard kipling, Rabindranath Tagore, Kabir, Rahim, Ramdharisinh Dinkar and lot more indian poets - both professional and non-professional.
            
            Anyways, Nice to meet you too as well Ash!

@Sahilvd237 It's definitely a complicated question. I first tried to write to try to share the experience of creating with my first love, but my vision was skewed and their emotions were guarded so it didn't work out and I walked away from poetry for almost twenty years. I dabbled here and there, but it wasn't ever something I liked.
            
            My partner got into haiku last year and they showed me that poetry is something that needs to be studied to be appreciated, that it is a skill to hone. So I guess they're my first inspiration.
            
            There's also Robert Frost, Nick Virgilio, Sylvia Plath, Elizabeth Bishop, Ocean Vuong, as well as playwrights and rappers. I've actually been inspired by a few poets on here. You can see who in my collection "In Appreciation."
            
            My strategy comes from doing my best to give voice to the feeling. When the words are hard to find I will read poems or try to find a melody and beat. I'm still learning and I definitely feel like I have a lot to learn about brevity and phrasing.
            
            I have a lot of really complex thoughts about structure. Like, I think a lot about quatrains and how their expectation can grate against the nerves or serve as a welcoming embrace depending on the context. There's also the way that odd and even lines play on the mind, while rhyming couplets are danced around.
            
            As for philosophy, I guess I'm trying to speak to my truth in a visceral way, to wake people up with impact as much as I can, and if I can't attack the psyche directly I'll go for metaphorical imagery. Flow is extremely important to me and I think pacing is still my greatest weakness as a poet.
            
            Poetry is continually proving to be a difficult form of artistic expression and it's hard to improve when it's easy to see how little people respect the form.
            
            Anyway, nice to meet you. I'm looking forward to reading more of your work.

@novelistASH wbu?

Hey Sahil! ✧.* Thanks for responding! I'll definitely check your book out. Can't wait!

@fullofmoon sure I will check out. I have added it to my reading list. You may check out my collection of you wish to. no read for read request needed. 
            
            Stay blessed 
            Keep smiling 

@Sahilvd237 Ahh, gonna check them out now!. Take a break, rest and refresh.

@eternal_solace hey..I hv updated 2 poems..
            
            Currently I m updating only my old poems though... haven't written much recently.

@Sahilvd237 Good to hear! I'll gladly await updates, but don't feel pressured!
            
            I'm doing alright, coursework makes me want to melt, haha

@minnemesis696 yay!

@minnemesis696 jldi jldi

@Sahilvd237 I'll purple everyone hehe

@IrenicJ_stories Thank you Jigyasa. It means a lot.