What Exactly is Poetic Perspectives?

 What Exactly is Poetic Perspectives? 

What exactly is the topic for this blog, and why is it named “Poetic Perspectives”?   

    Poetry is one of the largest forms of writing used for such a vast amount of topics and materials. Some of the most famous poets come from different parts of the world, sexual orientation, gender identity, and points in history. The best part being- poetry is not limited to any individual. Poetic Perspectives is a blog that highlights the art of poetry from a non- biased or opinionated perspective. This blog will be all inclusive, especially highlighting the amazing work of many BIPOC and LGBTQ + writers that constantly go unnoticed by many places throughout the education system as well as share resources that directly help these communities. 

The blog will consist of a multitude of series- all of which will not be consecutively posted to keep the content interesting. Some of the different topics that will be discussed in the blog are (not limited to), poetry prompts, good to know knowledge on the art, viewing and analyzing the work of classic or up and coming writers, and even sharing some of my own.  Though this may not sound like the blog is narrowed down, having a realm of topics within the subject of poetry is what will allow me as the creator to offer a more diverse and reader friendly experience while offering more original and authentic content with each post. 

    The name Poetic Perspectives came from a few different rationals. For starters, it has a ring to it! But more specially, this blog explores a multitude of concepts demonstrated through poetry, as well as new ways of interpreting classic and new writing. Not only does the blog get to explore and analyze work that is already published, it will provide a multitude of resources on why poetry is helpful to everyone and new prompt ideas. And finally, it just simply works for promotion and sounds pleasing. I love the name and there is no other blog or social media page that has an immensely similar handle. The blog already has several social media pages with a large amount of interaction for the amount of time they have been up. Viewers are allowed and encouraged to share their work with the blog for other readers through the use of Direct Messaging on Instagram. (Link below) 

https://www.instagram.com/poetic_perspectivesblog/ 

What is the target audience for this blog? And how will you reach them? 

    Poetry is loved by people of all ages. However I sometimes fear that with the lack of inclusivity within our education system, writers from the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities will continue to not be recognized and further push the injustices they face to do the same. My target audience will be people who identify within the age realm of a Milillenial or Gen Z to help spark and continue the push for more inclusive and politically correct content  and conversations being pushed out into the world. These age groups seem to be very vocal and active about injustices that marginalized communities face everyday. I hope that by making my target audience individuals who push for change and are an ally (like myself), or identify with any of these communities will continue to educate others and share their work, perspectives, and additional resources with this blog as well! 

What makes me qualified to write about this topic? Why is this topic important to me?

    I have written poetry since I was at least 11 years old. Writing was the first form of therapy I began utilizing as a coping mechanism to deal with my own trauma. I remember the first time I spent a large section of class time in sixth grade creating my first poetry portfolio, that I still have(That was almost 10 years ago). Throughout many opportunities in my life, I have been able to turn this tool into an enjoyable hobby and a craft that I have been gifted to be able to share. 

I have worked with very great writers and Professors at our University and shared my work with my followers on my social media and am very grateful I have the platform to be able to turn this into something that is not only an interest to me, but may also benefit others. I myself am not a person of color, but feel very fortunate to have a majority of the content used in my classes for my BA in English to have primarily been work and poetry from Black Feminist writers, BIPOC folx, and individuals in the LGBTQ+ community. I take every opportunity I can to be a good ally for these marginalized communities, and I hope to share all of that through this art. I hope to eventually publish a book full of my poetry, and I hope this blog begins creating the motivation, platform, and opportunity to make that possible one day. 

XX- T