The Pen is Mightier than the Sword

Kevin’s Tips for Writing Poetry

Look around and find a place that you like a lot, or choose to focus on an object.

• Think about the thing or the place before writing about it.
• Try to describe something about the flora and fauna (plants and animals) and specific species of the place.
• Jot down some metaphors
• Think some more and try putting it together into poetry.
• Add some finishing touches.
• Read it aloud.
• Spend some time revising, to make it better.

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Good stuff to use in your art:  Did you know...?

People who live in the desert sing different from other people.

People who live in the desert use different colors and materials for art than other people.

We have a lakes, the Rio Grande, numerous creeks and hot mineral waters.

So what you have to say and the way that you say it are important.  Others are listening.  

So why not get out, try poetry, writing, or art, and have some fun? 

River of Words holds a contest every winter to celebrate our cultural connection to our water.  The contest ends on February 15.