I was reluctant to headline this post the way it is, as it may sound too selfie. But poetry interests many people so it’s the poetry that counts here. Then I ask, how do I intersect with poetry?
I love stringing words together in poetical ways. My ideal is to aim for a sense of eloquence in delivery like words rolling off the page and sounding resonant. But this takes time and practice, and poetry is something I don’t normally do as a writer.
To get to the ideal standard, I must practice and learn the technique of poetry, but writing a professional piece of poetry takes time, unless one is a ‘natural’ at poetry.
But I have a desire to be poetical, so to get my words out in poetry, I takes the uncomplicated way and go free verse. This has at time produced some nice well-rounded stuff. Other times, I am not so impressed with my work.
The times my free verse poetry works, is when there is some well roundedness to the words or a resonance. It just all comes together on the day and sits well.
There is more to do and learn for another time. In the meantime, I write what comes easy in poetry for me…free verse.
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Peter Veugelaers is a writer, reviewer, blogger, reader, movie and music aficionado and connoisseur, and has an eye on current events and sports. He has written articles about church life, faith, issues, and the intersection of faith and film for Challenge Weekly, Faces Magazine, Christian Herald, Church Times, Good News Paper, and Touchstone, reviewed films for GiveWay, Transmission, Daystar, Anglican Taonga, Faces Magazine, Crosslink, Entertainmentnutz, Kid’s Highway and Beliefnet, contributed features to The Dominion, The Evening Post, Eco-Living, and Otago Daily Times, and has been contributing devotions to The Secret Place, the Upper Room devotional, and Lifeway Ministries.
His writing blog is thewritemix.blog which is updated every week. Peter’s favourite book is the Bible in any version and reads Christian books, literature including children’s and adult, and film books. His most memorable movie is Amadeus. Musically, takes an interest in all sorts, but is more likely to listen to pop music, singer/songwriter, Christian music, and certain niche material, eschewing rock, and heavy metal generally. He was pinning his hopes on the All Whites getting into the Fifa World Cup, the Black Caps winning against England, and has been saddened and shocked by gun crimes in the United States. Covid-19 has not affected him directly but sees sticking to health and safety as a matter of survival. Resourceful, eclectic, and enthusiastic, he has won several accolades for cricket, public speaking, debating, and scripture reading.
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