Tips For Becoming an Successful Love Poet: Love is a Vital Part of Human Emotions

(Note that these website will also include other articles by W. Diane Van Zwol about love poetry.)

Many love poets have been remarkably successful in the past centuries. Love poets will continue to succeed in the future because love is a vital part of human emotions. This means that as a potential love poet, you can succeed, as well.

Love poets who succeed tend to write powerful, potent and passionate love poetry. Perhaps the inevitable success of love poets has to do with their abundance of sweet, tender words that trigger human passion. A number of other key factors lead to their success including the unspoken, yet inherent vulnerability of each human heart to love poetry.

Learning how to succeed as a love poet in this era is vital, as there is intense, global competition.

Love by its very nature is destined to succeed and thus, true love poets will succeed also. Pseudo love poets will be exposed as such, in time.

To become a successful love poet, consider the following tips:

Romance

The element of romance in love poetry has to do with the poet’s personal, romantic tendencies. Love poets experience intense, sometimes almost overpowering feelings they are able to emote easily and effectively in words. Sentimentality is an important aspect of love poetry. Love poets are acutely aware of the unspoken, inherent vulnerability of each human heart to relate to love poetry and address that vulnerability freely and openly.

Readability

Love poetry has a high level of readability. In other words, love poetry can be relatively simple or complex, but it speaks to each individual or collective reader on an emotional plane with a high degree of power, potency and passion, not always found in other kinds of poetry. Love poetry awakens human emotions, as the love poet demonstrates his or her own depth of passion in a negative or positive manner. Readers relate to love, joy, anger, sorrow and grief, as they are emotions that are common to all people.

Musicality

Love poetry has a high degree of musicality. Singing love poetry, as well as reciting it, enhances the potency of the love inherent within its poetic context. Love, in its own way, sings and causes the human soul to celebrate in song, too.

Timeliness and timelessness

The power of love poetry lies in its timeliness and timelessness. It addresses its era, at times every era. It is not bound. Love and expressions of love can be both timely and timeless. 

Word imagery

The words in love poetry come across to others as being potent in terms of the word imagery used to express the love poet’s sincerity. They reveal the depth of feelings that emerge from the heart of the love poet. Contextually, the words or phrases used in the creation of love poetry can often stand on their own. 

Their power increases with the use of romantic imagery.

Knowing the nature of love, love poetry and having the desire to express love appropriately, a sincere love poet will succeed.

Christmas in Contemporary Love Poetry

Christmas, probably more than any Christian celebration other than Easter, is the source of inspiration for many pieces of contemporary love poetry every year, because it speaks to the very heart of mankind.

Contemporary love poets continually introduce new messages of love related to the birth of Jesus, globally. There are no limitations to the vast horizons of expression with respect to Christmas greetings and messages penned by contemporary love poets over the years; nor should there ever be.

Every possible holiday greeting or message finds its way into poetic writings about Christmas, the events leading up to it and its actual celebration. There is invariably a tremendous emphasis on its historical aspect, subject to current day expression, which in turn is open to further interpretation in the future.

Criticism of contemporary love poetry related to Christmas can vary considerably because with Christmas, there are varying degrees of associated religious controversy. In other words, contemporary love poetry related to Christmas can be quite controversial, whether historically accepted by people or not. Contemporary love poets, as well as critics and readers, range from believers to non-believers.

Emotion is a key element in contemporary love poetry about Christmas, particularly with respect to expressions of joy. Elation often runs rampant, but it is not always accepted by everyone, particularly when it contradicts the understanding of others in terms of the meaning of Christmas, which may be subject to misunderstanding.

Of course, there are other important factors to consider, one of which is the understanding of the concept of giving, in relation to the gift of His Son to mankind by God, and the offshoot of it, in terms of giving of gifts to one another.

The personification of Santa Claus enters the scene as well, continually re-surfacing in terms of both Christian and non-Christian understandings of Christmas. There is no limit to contemporary love poetry written about Santa Claus, with much of it being directed towards the teaching and entertainment of children of all ages, in every era.

Poetic writings and Christmas music are an exciting part of Christmas every year, all around the globe. Contemporary love poets have found expression of their contemporary love poetry through Christmas music, ever since Christmas began to be celebrated. This continues in the present and will continue on into the future, regardless of critics or readers who oppose it. The message of love is eternal and cannot be refuted, even though it may be protested by some.

No one can deny the importance of Christmas as revealed in contemporary love poetry of the past, or the present. It will also be an important part of contemporary love poetry in the future. The same message of love is always expressed in conjunction with its time. Each literary expression opens the horizon of meaning and significance, even further.

The contemporary love poet acts as an instrument of literary expression, whose contemporary love poetry is invariably expanded upon later.

New words, concepts, thoughts and ideas continue to emerge in every era, including the present, where there is an ever increasing emphasis on the freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is open to interpretation as well, and thus even related to the traditional Christmas theme and its expressions thereof, there can be tremendous controversy.

But, Christmas will continue, in conjunction with its vast array of literary expression by contemporary love poets. Love never ends or its expression in contemporary love poetry in every era.

The Creative Spirit in Contemporary Love Poetry

One of the key elements in contemporary love poetry is creativity. In fact, it is the creativity of the contemporary love poet that brings his or her poetic works to life in each era. Without the creative spirit, contemporary love poetry would not come to life. The creative spirit introduces a celebration of new life, unique to its time.

Unfortunately, there are those who feel threatened by the creativity of others, as if their own work is likely to be squelched by it. In reality, each creative work stands alone, or on its own, its true merit waiting to be discovered in time, whether in its own era, or perhaps a later one.

No two contemporary love poets are ever really in competition with each other, unless they choose to compete. While competition can be great in terms of instigating new contemporary love poetry, it can also be time consuming and even feel threatening to the contemporary love poet who is forced to produce.

The muse of the contemporary love poet may not find appropriate expression through a gifted contemporary love poet who is not comfortable competing openly with others. Without appropriate expression by the muse, the contemporary love poet may be silenced temporarily or permanently.

Creativity gives that spark of light evident in a contemporary love poet's work. It brings about a uniqueness of thought and feelings, that only a particular contemporary love poet can express adequately. Even he or she may struggle to express its fullness, at times.

Critics and readers of contemporary love poetry in every era, may not be able to comprehend a contemporary love poet's creative train of thought, because it is so new and different. At times, it may be years before its true meaning is understood by anyone. Even the poet may not be able to explain it to others in a way that they can understand.

The creativity emphasizes the artistic expression realized by a contemporary love poet through his or her poetic works. Depending upon his or her use of language, it may be perceived as beautiful, perfect or totally astounding by some, and ugly, imperfect or commonplace by others. There are still others who experience no reaction to it simply because they are absorbed in their own worlds of thought.

Addressing the creative genius in a contemporary love poet's work can only come about through the recognition of its merit by someone who is able to recognize its value. Who is able to comprehend it? There may only be one person or just a few who can understand what has been written. At times, there may be groups of people with a specific mindset, who hold the key to its interpretation.

Creativity should never be squelched as the creative genius of one person often leads to the creative genius in another. It is like a series of stepping stones historically, or building blocks that have to have some kind of initial foundation. 

Acknowledging the creative spirit in contemporary love poetry is important, particularly with respect to encouraging contemporary love poets to continue their endeavors in every era.   

Dinosaurs and Contemporary Love Poetry

The question of dinosaurs in conjunction with contemporary love poetry might raise a few eyebrows. Contemporary love poetry and dinosaurs would appear to have nothing in common, unless someone might unearth some poetry written in the age of dinosaurs.

Contemporary love poetry is highly unlikely to become a dinosaur itself, unless its source of inspiration, or love is gone. Truth as a source of inspiration stands the test of time, so it is not likely to disappear either.

A muse may come and go, or at least appear to do so, in any era. The divine, as a source of inspiration, is understood to be eternal and thus, is not likely to meet the fate of the dinosaurs.

Dinosaur bones have been found somewhere in the world, every once in a while, throughout the course of history. Much like contemporary love poetry of the past, they can now be identified, at least to some extent. With growing electronic technology, both can be relegated to their era of origin relatively quickly. 

Isn't science wonderful?

But with growing electronic technology, there is also an increased likelihood of actual published books, including books on contemporary love poetry, becoming dinosaurs in their own way. Collections of contemporary love poetry, almost as ancient as the dinosaurs, are rapidly becoming more and more obsolete.

Should this alarm contemporary love poets who continue to write? Contemporary love poetry is being transcribed in some manner daily, all around the world. Contemporary love poets know the value of their writings, but the same is not necessarily true for everyone who reads their work. That is neither new or different.

Critics of contemporary love poetry seeking to critique the works of contemporary love poets are not likely to become dinosaurs either. In other words, as long as there are contemporary love poets, (and they certainly will not become obsolete), there will also be contemporary love poetry critics.

There will also continue to be other readers who recognize the value of contemporary love poetry, in every era. It is not likely that readers will become obsolete because part of what keeps them alive and well, is the love and truth that they are able to find in contemporary love poetry.

Over time, books may become obsolete or dinosaurs in their own way, but books have not always had the same format that we call books today. Book stores close when their sales are lacking. With natural disasters, libraries full of books disappear overnight. What is generally retained is that which has been regarded as being of merit from era to era, some of it through oral tradition. Music has also been a major factor in the retention of contemporary love poetry from era to era.

There are those who fear the Internet because of its huge knowledge base, while others see it as a blessing in disguise. For the moment, electronic communication does not appear to be heading for dinosaur status, but book publishing status is likely to decrease. Will it become extinct?

Regardless, contemporary love poets will continue to write and their body of contemporary love poetry will continue to grow, even though it may take on a different form over time. Whether regarded by some as dinosaurs or not, contemporary love poets will live on too.

The Power of the Positive in Contemporary Love Poetry

In every era of contemporary love poetry including the present one, the power of the positive is apparent. While not all contemporary love poetry is positive in nature, it should be noted that a great deal of it is written in a way that is extremely positive in its outlook, or its perspective on life.

It is also apparent that many contemporary love poets have a strong, positive attitude with respect to their own poetic works, as well as towards others and their lives in general. (Of course, there are other contemporary love poets of whom the same cannot be said.)

Perhaps one of the reasons that contemporary love poetry is so positive has to do with its source. Love, by its very nature, is positive (even though there are invariably aspects of non-love to be found also).

The positive aspect of love inspires the contemporary love poet to continue to write contemporary love poetry. The influence of the muse of the contemporary love poet is positive enough to motivate him or her to act in terms of expressing him or herself poetically. The basic quest for truth also serves as a powerful, positive trigger for motivating a contemporary love poet.

Contemporary love poetry critics and readers are often drawn to the power of the positive, as revealed in contemporary love poetry, which invites them to make further inquiry, or to read on, simply because what they are critiquing or reading is pleasing to them.

Some of the most powerful positive statements in contemporary love poetry appear to be of divine origin, as opposed to an expression of mere human thoughts and feeling. One cannot underestimate the positive aspect of life that is found in nature as well, also something to which all of humankind can relate in a powerful way. The positive in nature invariably exceeds its opposite as well, like the light of day follows the darkness of night.

One of the reasons why contemporary love poetry continues on from era to era, has to do with the ongoing quest for human enlightenment.

If contemporary love poets did not write contemporary love poetry in a positive light, it would not survive the test of time and even the art of contemporary writing itself, would not survive. The contrast between the positive and the negative in contemporary love poetry creates a healthy  balance.

One cannot ignore or negate the power of positive words, expressions and phrases in human communication found in contemporary love poetry.

There is also a strong emphasis on powerful, positive emotional elements found in contemporary love poetry. A degree of stability is realized in humankind, simply because people can relate effectively to positive emotional elements in contemporary love poetry.

The literary realm is enhanced by the power of the positive expressed in contemporary love poetry, as well as in other literary, artistic forms. The positive has a voice that speaks with power and compels the human heart to awaken, listen and respond.

There is nothing quite as potent or powerful as romantic love expressed by contemporary love poets in contemporary love poetry, from era to era. It is timeless in nature and never loses its appeal. Courtship is invariably a powerful, positive, ever moving force that binds one human being to another.

Globally, humankind showing compassion for fellow man and thereby demonstrating love of one another in the light of the divine, is a strong, positive power that cannot be quenched. Its expression by contemporary love poets in their contemporary love poetry is destined to continue from era to era.

Contempt of Contemporary Love Poets

Contemporary love poets invariably have to contend with some degree of contempt directed towards them and their contemporary love poetry in every era, including the present one.

This phenomenon is not unique to contemporary love poets, as most literary artists seem to meet with some degree of contempt from others, who do not know or appreciate  the value of their work, understand their intense passion for writing, or accept their career choices.

Writing contemporary love poetry is often regarded by many as an unnecessary indulgence, a total waste of time or an unrealistic flight into fantasy.

It is a career choice that many parents do not want their children to follow because they did not, or could not because their forefathers did not place any value on it. Many feel that writing contemporary love poetry is unrealistic as a financially feasible lifestyle to pursue, even at the present.

Part of the problem lies in the reality that globally, the majority of the population is relatively poorly educated and literary appreciation, or more specifically appreciation of contemporary love poetry, is not necessarily part of their academic upbringing. The same is true with respect to other literary appreciation, or even appreciation of art of various kinds.

For many, their survival is often dependent upon developing a strong work ethic that does not allow time for reading, or writing contemporary love poetry.

Even those engaged in other academic pursuits, may not be particularly inclined towards reading or writing contemporary love poetry in its multiplicity of manifestations, or even other literary or artistic pursuits.

At times, contempt hurled at contemporary love poets may be deserved, for example if their contemporary love poetry is less than socially acceptable in accordance with the norms of the day. At times, it may seem too romantic or idealistic to be accepted. It may also have powerful overtones of religion.

At the same time, the same hurlers of contempt may accept contemporary love poetry that focuses on nature, its beauty or other values that they hold in high esteem. Contemporary love poetry written for children may also be accepted or even welcomed, as it serves a purpose. If it is written for music, it may also be accepted.

When there is obvious contempt of contemporary love poetry, the contemporary love poet may enter into relative seclusion, or seek to be isolated from others. He or she will likely enjoy the inspiration of his or her muse and celebrate its outpouring of love and truth quietly and secretly. Thus, many works by contemporary love poets can remain unpublished or undisclosed to others, including family or friends, for many years.

At the same time, the message that contemporary love poetry can convey may be lost, at least temporarily. It may be many eras before those truths are discovered or uncovered again. Then, it may be the critics of contemporary love poetry, literary historians or other readers that bring a revelation to light.

There is no recourse for a contemporary love poet who flounders because of the contempt of others, but to withdraw from their presence. His or her life may depend upon it in many different situations, or in different eras. His or her quality of life may also be affected adversely by it.

Love can overcome contempt, but that requires time and patience. Meanwhile, the contemporary love poet continues to write on, in spite of contempt from others, because he or she recognizes the merit of his or her contemporary love poetry.

The Contemporary Love Poetry Phenomenon

The contemporary love poetry phenomenon is an important part of every era, including the present, because it is through this phenomenon that the poetic voice continues on.

There are always going to be those who deny the reality of the poetic voice phenomenon, as well as others who reject its significance for humankind. It might be suggested that even contemporary love poets themselves may not be aware of the importance of their own contemporary love poetry. Its value may not be recognized for many eras, when contemporary love critics, readers or historians begin to uncover its clues.

Critics of contemporary love poetry may not recognize or acknowledge its true value in its own era, or even later. The same is true with respect to other readers who focus on it merely as a form of enjoyment. Professional educators may or may not see it as being of merit, but instead regard it as another academic or literary form used for educational purposes.

Meanwhile, the individual contemporary love poet may cry out inwardly for acknowledgment or recognition, knowing that speaking of love and truth has merit, even though family or friends may not comprehend it, or see its merit.

Contemporary love poets or their support groups may be more inclined to accept it or explore its realm. Inquiry into contemporary love poetry by those who enjoy it in every era, often brings a refreshing new voice to light. There are those who are intrigued by contemporary love poets and their poetry in every era, as well. This includes people from every walk of life, including royalty from around the world. It is often this kind of recognition, acknowledgment and support that gives the contemporary love poet the necessary incentive to continue his or her work. Contemporary love poets may be invited to read their works for specific occasions, in any part of the world. They are welcomed and treated royally regardless of their backgrounds.

In a world of electronic communication, the inspired words of contemporary love poets are spread globally, with relatively little cost to the contemporary love poet. Electronic publication via e-books is becoming increasingly popular and less complicated, as well as possible for any contemporary love poet interested in publishing his or her work in this manner.

Thus, the contemporary love poetry phenomenon continues to expand in leaps and bounds wherever contemporary love poets are inspired to write.

Perhaps one of the reasons why contemporary love poetry publication has been relatively limited is because it always under cover, at least to some extent. Book publishers have been hesitant to publish contemporary love poetry in many eras. This may be because of the way in which its content is regarded, but also because of its market. Like any other literary endeavor, the market may be relatively limited or restricted.

At the same time, the global knowledge base of humankind continues to expand. Man continually seeks new revelation and inspiration through inquiry into contemporary love poetry.

No two contemporary love poets write exactly the same way or reveal an identical revelation in any era. The inner voice of the contemporary love poet's muse ensures that the contemporary love poetry phenomenon will continue on into the future..