My plan to do this is to begin by reading more. First of all, I'm going to have a read through the wonderful collection of poetry that I got for Christmas. It's a boxed set with Christina Rossetti, Oscar Wilde, Yeats, Burns, Poe, Shakespeare, Tennyson, Emily Dickinson, John Donne and William Blake. I am a bit of a traditionalist with poetry so I'm thrilled to have so many great writers at my fingertips!
Secondly, I'm going to go back to The Ode Less Travelled by Stephen Fry. It's an excellant book and one that I have left neglected for far too long. It's wonderful because it explains the mechanics of poetry in a very accessable way whilst encouraging you to practice. Last time I started reading it, it really helped to get me into a useful mindset. That's something I really need right now!
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