Welcome

I am Victoria, also known as Elf in many places on the internet. This blog has been made for my college poetry class for posting my poems in order for my professor to see them.

Here are my current thoughts and views on poetry, written on the first day of class:
Poetry is writing, usually formatted differently than other things such as novels or essays. It's often thought of as columns of text that rhyme, but it can be written without rhyme. Sometimes poetry follows specific "rules" and other times it is free-verse. To me, poetry is something that is beautiful in some way or another, but often difficult to understand. Many times there is a hidden meaning. Poetry can be a great way to express your thoughts and feelings creatively, either in a cryptic manner, or a shockingly straightforward way. It is often seen as romantic.
Although I do not always enjoy poetry, I am usually somehow fascinated with it and seem to think of it as more artistic than many other writings.

Previous poems and other writings, as well as some art, can be found here.