Poetry is like us humans. Each poem is a different person. So we do not expect a poem to look ‘exactly’ like another. Each has its uniqueness. It need not be long or short; it need not be like Shakespeare’s work or Okigbo’s piece. However, a poem can come in subtle single words; it can also appear as simple wording. It can come in any format: sonnet, lyrics, ballad, ode, essay, poetale, anything at all, which makes its style powerful, consistent, and different. A word, a phrase, a sentence, two lines, three lines, silence (for me), anything can be a poem!

Don’t worry, just write.

So dear poets and writers, here’s a piece of advice: don’t worry about how your poem may read! Don’t worry about “standardizing” it, rather create or invent your style of writing and give it life as it deserves! Good night!