What Writing Means to Me

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

What Writing Means to Me

Writing has always been my favorite form of expression. When I was younger, I kept daily journals/diaries. I still have some of those journals and it is interesting to look back and see what I once found to be "so important" or life altering when I was ten years old. My writing style has (naturally) changed since then, too. I still use writing as a the main way to express my thoughts, only in a different style.

I've found slam poetry to be one of my favorite ways to express myself. I often write down what I'm feeling and it comes naturally in poetic form. Rarely do I rhyme, but I do feel that one reading my poetry can genuinely feel what I was going through at the time I wrote it and understand the emotions I was trying to convey through my writing. Many pieces I've accompanied to music, changing them to fit lyrics that flow easily together in a song.

I know I still have a lot to learn as writer, especially when it comes to writing as a professional. I am open to learn new things in order to improve my skills to the best of my ability.