What is Poetry in Motion?

Poetry is dynamic and full of life, but sometimes it is hard to appreciate. This site will offer you the chance to make a personal connection to poems and to the art of poetry writing. Yes, there will be poems to read and new terms presented! But you can apply what you've learned using lyrics from some of your favorite songs. You can learn why some lyrics work so well and how those same tricks have been used by poets for centuries. And you can find out how those tricks are part of your world everyday as they are adapted for business and art in fields such as marketing, speech writing, journalism and commercials.

Of course, you can also try writing poetry yourself and see how you do expressing ideas, feelings and observations within a poetic form. As you learn how to use language in a more sophisticated way, you will gain power to influence others. The key is understanding that how you say something carries as much meaning, or more, as what you are saying.

So be aware of the poetry in motion all around you: words, images, sounds are all working together in artful ways to send you a message. Some of it is purely for your enjoyment, while much of it is designed to sell you something! But no matter what the message, no matter how good it sounds and how well it is packaged, it is up to you if you want to believe it!