Month: April 2022

How To Overcome Writer’s Block As A Poet

How To Overcome Writer’s Block As A Poet

ve all felt it. That musty sense of gloom when we go for weeks and months without writing a poem. They call it writer’s block, but I often refer to it as a “poetic paralysis” because when I can’t write, I feel powerless to express myself.

How can you overcome writer’s block as a poet? There is no single, perfect solution, but here are a few approaches which have worked for me over the years.

Some of these tips are also applicable to writers of any kind, while others are poetry-specific.