I’ve begun to notice that my poems are getting longer whereas my first poems were very short. It’s not uncommon for me to take up more than a page with my poems now.
I’ve also noticed that there’s much less of a sense of “trying too hard” in my work now. many of my first poems sounded like someone trying so, so hard to sound smart or interesting. My poems now have a much more narrative bend (lately) and they just seem to breathe more easily.
So I’m interested to know…how has your poetic voice changed?
My style/voice had change a lot over the years. Started with poems that rhyme, then spoken word ,then haikus, arostics, limericks and now, poems are a lot shorter, yet straight to the point. My poetry style hasn't change too much ,since I mainly write to process experience. Can be double edge sword. On one hand, does make me understand what I am going through ,however, because I base my poetry from music I've listen too, there's a sense that my poetry hasn't evolve at all. Guess I can say, while my voice hasn't change, overall, style has over the years in terms of what form the poem was taking place in.