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It's definitely not wrong if it works for you. I'd be the same, I only take a few minutes to write a poem, I find I have to get it down fast before it goes out of my head, but then I play with it on and off over days or weeks, just a couple of minutes every time and change things. I think once you're revising and editing it doesn't really matter, and then you don't even need to be staring at it for an hour at a time. Whatever works for you is perfect!

You get ideas, they make a poem in minutes, you get ideas, they give you a stanza, you wait for your next set of ideas, it really should depend on your mood and what is really in your head.

It isn't rushing, people develop ideas at different rates, have different ways of thinking and imagining etc XD

For me, poetry isn't meant to be a week long thing... it's a spur of the moment piece of literature.

That is definately ok! A true poet is able to write from the heart, use emotion rather than logic of layout. I posted a poem that all my friends loved, I don't know if I have reviews on it here yet or not, but it took me about fourtyfive seconds to write.
If you're writing from your heart, the words usually flow quickly. Nothing wrong with that!

Galerius wrote:most of my poems which have won awards, i made in a short time of some random inspiration. no kidding.

Lulzzzzzz.

Ah, such an acclaimed poet.

P.S.(Before a ravenous pack of mods descends on me, this guy is my fwend. We cool lyke that, u cn b 2.)

1:23 is my average, from when I was doing a poem every hour. Mind you, 28 of those were done during work, so were probably a bit more hurried and short than usual.

i am ashamed that you havnt managed to write one in under a minute, thats how we roll. its a challenge. try it.

Personally, I haven't though much about it but I don't think that it really matters, there are some poems that I written in a matter of minutes some it takes me days to perfect and at the end of it all they always seem alright, most of the times you will not be able to tell the difference between them. it depends on how long its takes for you to come up with and idea and beign able to turn it into a poem.

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It normally doesn't take me that long either. Though with songs, that's a whole different story. I don't know why, because songs have more repetition than poems (for me they do anyways).

If you can write poetry that fast than maybe it is great. Depending on what you are writing, every piece takes a different amount of time. It is not wrong to write faster than others. For some people poetry will take days and for others, well minutes. I don't think any piece of writing is "wrong". Everyone is learning and everyone is creating. There isn't a certain amount of time frame you MUST get things done in. Everyone works at different speeds. So I don't think you need to worry about a thing. Keep writing

It is not wrong at all. I sometimes take six months to write a poem or I can write a poem in a matter of minutes if my focus and atmosphere is good. I often have only a great open but nothing else so I will write maybe ten lines, and than I am stuck so I save it and forget about it. Some poems I wrote two yrs ago or last yr and I never finished them. Do not feel bad at all. We are all different,

I do the same thing, but I feel as though I don't know how to edit my poem. All of the poems that I publish on this I have written in under a half hour as well. I don't understand how people can expand upon their poems, I find that my first drafts are always the best that they will ever be, and I would feel guilty for changing them.

Thank you for letting me read that, I don't feel so alone now.

If you've got an idea, I suppose it shouldn't matter how long.

It's pretty much the same for me. If it takes longer it means that I'm either just winging it, or touching up on it to make it a nicer, cleaner poem. Like fixing up a rough draft.

But when I have an idea in mind, I get in a place that's silent and just start typing away. Doesn't take me too long, so I don't think it's necessarily cheating.

Everyone has a different pace.

Mainly I think that it depends on how well-formed the piece is in your mind before you write. If, in a sudden bout of inspiration, the idea justs come to you, fully formed, then much less time will be needed in order to polish and/or complete it. On the other hand, the opposite holds true for those who have a general idea what they want to write about but have to struggle to find the specific process or words to express it.

Mainly I think that it depends on how well-formed the piece is in your mind before you write. If, in a sudden bout of inspiration, the idea justs come to you, fully formed, then much less time will be needed in order to polish and/or complete it. On the other hand, the opposite holds true for those who have a general idea what they want to write about but have to struggle to find the specific process or words to express it.