"Remember the phrase, GET REAL! In poetry, we can get real quickly by throwing a problem on the page and defying the reader to solve it by the end of the verse. Poetry is often frighteningly REAL, and readers of poetry like real and keep coming back for more. I'm not talking blood and guts, but if blood and guts are real to the poet, then they will be real to the reader of the poem. One concise description can bring a poem to life. One action that leaps from the page can leave a wound deep enough to scar. If you want to write poetry well, GET REAL and allow the reader to GET REAL with you." ~ Freda