Shout and be heard.

Poetry is one of the oldest forms of self-expression. The natives that practice the craft are deemed to be conscious, conserved and enlightened. It is food for the soul, a very strong tool one can use to create awareness. Poetry is the love of literature, something our children no longer embrace. So it definitely has something to teach. Most of the poets think being known is not important but actually, one recites to be heard. Why write if your views are not going to be heard? People listen to who they know.

You need to establish yourself as a poet.

First get recognition, well after you have written a good few and this is how;

1. Join poetry communities or societies you will meet up with other poets and possibly work with them; this is good for growth.
2. Take advantage of the media platforms;

• Create a Facebook page or a blog, where you post and share your poetry.
• Create an account on Soundcloud, where you upload and share your poems.
• You also can submit your poems on BadilishaPoetry Radio an online poetry exchange podcast. badilishapoetry.com
• Sign up on youtube, and create a poetry channel where you can upload videos of yourself.

 3.  Be part of poetry sessions and enter competitions, this builds your reputation.

The above mentioned will only be effective if one has good poetry on paper and a good delivery to go with it. To write good poetry one needs to write, write, write and write.

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