Are men writing poetry in secrecy?
Most men will never openly admit that they like to write poetry.
They can tell you about their rock song lyrics, but you will not
hear the word poetry come out of their mouths. The reason why is
obvious. Most of them are scared of being viewed as feminine or
even gay, and poems are for women. Right?
There is of course one exception to the rule. If the motive is
to impress a girl, he can overcome his worries and read her a
love poem. However, poetry is not only about love poems and
romance.
Still, many of the great poets in history are men. How can this
be? I suspect that many men write poems in secrecy.
Nevertheless, there is hope. Technology is not commonly viewed
as a way to encourage people to create art and poetry.
Ironically enough, it can turn out to be the solution for an
insecure poet.
Instead of becoming embarrassed over writing poems, he can now
enjoy the freedom of the anonymous Internet. By creating a
pseudonym and signing up on a poetry site, shy poets can finally
share poems with the world. One such free poetry site can be
found here Poetry Site.
So at last, a man can share his poems without having to worry
about what colleagues or friends will say.
Happy writing!