A poem begins with a lump in the
throat; a homesickness or a lovesickness. It is a reaching-out toward expression;
an effort to find fulfillment. A complete poem is one where an emotion has
found its thought and the thought has found words. - Robert Frost, Letter to Louis Untermeyer,
1916
Take the feeling of homesickness or lovesickness.
Experience the longing with
all your senses.
Recall a time one or both circulated
throughout your mind and body.
Focus on the details to discover
the words.
Describe the feelings beyond a
lump in the throat.
Do a freewrite to get into all the possibilities of expression.
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