I decided to try my hand at writing poetry, so I connected with some people who write poetry and asked them for tips on how to start. I got a bunch of advice from really helpful friends, including: read poetry try different styles it doesn't have to rhyme! meter doesn't have to be perfect you don't always need to be perfectly understood with the first read-through don't get stressed about whether it'll sound great just start writing it and see what happens So I took their adv