Writting Style of poems

Susan Holbrook is a poet and fiction writer won an award at the Pat Lowther Memorial Award and the Stephen J for her first book. She teaches North American literatures and creative writing at the University of Windsor.Susan Holbrook’s unique writing style left me speechless. I started to have thoughts in my head how I could create a piece so similar to the one I read during class time. I have to admit am not a big fan of poetry but after reading her piece on, “Who will make the tears wet for the first time”. One of the many lines that stood out to me in the book was:

You tears will have to bubble

Out of faces, they’ll have to shoot

Out like hard seeds, they’ll fly up rather than

Fall, hit the ceiling but not ricochet

(they can’t go down, anymore)…. page 69

The way she structured this small piece is so amazing because each line has imagery and good diction. But still the question remains how did she created the connection between object and people? Here is what I thought people move and carry objects. So using people and objects is a perfect idea to write a poem. Another great example of her style that I found in one of her poems is broken down: mother > food > culture> east>hen

My own interpretation: Person>source>background>direction>destination

In conclusion I somewhat figured out how I can write a piece like Susana Holbrook. The first step would be finding a subject that drives the poem. Step number two could be finding an object or tool that relates more to the subject. After that one has to find a popular culture or norm that relates to the object. To reach the destination one has put out where the subject is coming from and conclude. Again this left me with another answered question: Is it allowed to play with words when writing poetry.