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Poetry Writing for the Uninitiated | How to Write Poetry: A Gentle Guide to Finding Your Voice Through the Poetic Weaver Method
Have you ever felt a sudden, unnamed pull at the back of your throat—the sense that a moment, a scene, or a feeling deserved words—but stopped yourself with, “I’m not a poet”?
You are not alone. In Poetry Writing for the Uninitiated, poet and teacher Shweta Shirsat starts from that exact place and walks you forward, step by patient step. This book is an accessible guide to writing English-language free verse that honours the ordinary and makes room for the memorable.
Inside you’ll
A clear explanation of why poetry matters and why anyone can learn to write it.
The Poetic Weaver Method, an eight-step, repeatable process that turns a single felt moment into a finished poem—from selecting a theme to composing and gently revising your work.
Practical, low-friction exercises and prompts you can do in fifteen minutes, plus examples and short annotated poems to learn from.
Guidance on developing a lasting poetic finding tone, addressing readers honestly, and noticing the small moments that become poems.
Helpful a gallery of sample poems and a reading list for further study.
This is not a book of rules or techniques to memorize. It’s a encouraging, concrete, and focused on helping you discover the voice that is already inside you. Whether you’re writing your first poem, returning to poetry after years away, or looking for a method to complete more of your drafts, this guide gives you the practical tools and the quiet confidence to show up and put words on the page.
Write your first poem. Then another. Let the Poetic Weaver Method help you keep going.
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no MFA required—start from the feeling and end with a finished poem.
Step-by-step an eight-step Poetic Weaver Method you can apply to any idea or memory.
Short quick prompts and micro-practices that overcome writer’s block.
Voice clear guidance on tone, honesty, and the everyday observations that become poems.
Useful a gallery of woven poems and a curated further-reading list.
You are not alone. In Poetry Writing for the Uninitiated, poet and teacher Shweta Shirsat starts from that exact place and walks you forward, step by patient step. This book is an accessible guide to writing English-language free verse that honours the ordinary and makes room for the memorable.
Inside you’ll
A clear explanation of why poetry matters and why anyone can learn to write it.
The Poetic Weaver Method, an eight-step, repeatable process that turns a single felt moment into a finished poem—from selecting a theme to composing and gently revising your work.
Practical, low-friction exercises and prompts you can do in fifteen minutes, plus examples and short annotated poems to learn from.
Guidance on developing a lasting poetic finding tone, addressing readers honestly, and noticing the small moments that become poems.
Helpful a gallery of sample poems and a reading list for further study.
This is not a book of rules or techniques to memorize. It’s a encouraging, concrete, and focused on helping you discover the voice that is already inside you. Whether you’re writing your first poem, returning to poetry after years away, or looking for a method to complete more of your drafts, this guide gives you the practical tools and the quiet confidence to show up and put words on the page.
Write your first poem. Then another. Let the Poetic Weaver Method help you keep going.
---
no MFA required—start from the feeling and end with a finished poem.
Step-by-step an eight-step Poetic Weaver Method you can apply to any idea or memory.
Short quick prompts and micro-practices that overcome writer’s block.
Voice clear guidance on tone, honesty, and the everyday observations that become poems.
Useful a gallery of woven poems and a curated further-reading list.
170 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 16, 2025
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October 11, 2025DNF. Pretty sure was written by AI.
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