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Q&A Should you publish or share poetry that was written simply in an angry or sad rant?

I don't think it matters what your state of mind was when writing; if anger motivates you to write, then why not use that as a muse? What matters is whether the finished work is any good or not. ...

posted 9y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:21:59Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/17744
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T04:21:59Z (over 4 years ago)
I don't think it matters what your state of mind was when writing; if anger motivates you to write, then why not use that as a muse? What matters is whether the finished work is any good or not.

I'd suggest rereading and possibly editing the work later on, when you have a clear head and can be objective about its quality. If it's a good poem, then go ahead and submit it for publication.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-06-16T14:00:07Z (almost 9 years ago)
Original score: 10