I’m reviewing Poetry Comics by Grant Snider. He shows how to draw comics for simple poems. He says not to worry about writing poetry; you’ll find the poem as the lines get written.

I came upon the book while browsing in a book store. It was the only copy remaining on the shelf so I had to buy it. I love illustrative comics and also poetry. It is a good combination.

Some fun Q and A:

How does Grant Snider write poetry? Where can you find inspiration to write poems?

How to write poems:

1. Pose hypothetical questions and answer them. The answer is illustrated panel by panel, as a poem.

2. Addresses a living thing or object, as in talking to it. It can be fun to talk to things that may articulate or not at all.

3. Describes a process, which becomes a poem.

4. You can talk about a desire, which is your wish.

5. You can write poetry about a place.

6. Write about your day, your night, your seasons, anything you do or not do, your events, special places, ordinary places, everything, everywhere ,,,,,,,

7. Write about specific details. If you have different topics, separate them into different poems.

8. These prompts can be upgraded to ones that the poet tackles their own existential crisis.

9. If you can’t draw, try using a photo library which allows you non-commercial use of their pictures.

10. If you can draw a bit, use simple shapes to build up a figure. make your drawingunique by giving it special feature/s.

Who is this book for?

Poetry Comics is for poem lovers. Readers of all ages can stand to benefit from reading this book. It is refreshing and offers insights on how to write poetry.

This book’s haters would be readers who are experts at writing different forms of poetry. This book is simple and will not teach them more than what they already know.

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How does this book make me think?

I think one good tip is to write a new poem quickly after a fresh experience, when one is still impressed and awestruck by the stimulus.

One word review of this book: Refreshing.

One sentence review of this book: The author used to the show method to explain how to write poems, and then accompany each line by suitable pictures. He even explains how to draw simple illustrations to make the drawing manageable.

Writing poems may not come easy to some people. It takes practice. If at first, you don’t succeed, try and try again.

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