You can stick to a single line or make it an extended metaphor with an entire poem about that bridge. Use imagery, or visually descriptive language, to help tell the story. Look around the room ...

which improves your poetry techniques. You will also develop thick skin which is needed to survive in any industry. Although rejection can be disheartening, it will only make publication taste ...

Those features — the imagery and the sound; what your mind’s eye sees and your physical ears hear — are what make “Recuerdo” a poem, and paying attention to how they work can help us ...

Watch Michael Rosen perform his poem Chocolate Cake. He does lots of things to make sure that his performance is interesting to watch. Think about the questions below as you are watching.