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“I love you the more in that I believe you had liked me for my own sake and for nothing else.” – John Keats
“True love stories never have endings.” – Richard Bach
“Morning without you is a dwindled dawn.” – Emily Dickinson
April is National Poetry Month, which makes it one of my most favorite months of the year. In previous April editions of my newsletter, I’ve tried to highlight Romantism in poetry, Romantic poets, and classic romantic poems. This month I thought I’d take a look at the inspiration behind the romance. What touches our hearts and brings out the romantic in us?
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Why do we write poetry? Basically, it’s a means of self-expression, of putting our ‘expression’ down on paper (or word document) to share with others. In that regard, it’s also a way of giving ourselves a needed emotional release. I remember when I was falling in love, I definitely needed an outlet for emotional release, and I wrote a ton of poetry of what it was like to fall in love. Another thing that struck me, is that poetry captures moments in time, and that’s very true. I’ve written several poems about moments in time that I’ve wanted to treasure.
Poetry also serves as a link between individual adventures and the collective experience, giving us space to explore the nuances of life.
While Romantic poems can found throughout all of history, one of the earliest romantic poets would be Charles, Duke of Orleans who was imprisoned by the English in the early 1400’s. He wrote one of the first valentines:
“God forgive him who has estranged
Me from you for the whole year.
I am already sick of love
My very gentle Valentine.”
Turning to the late 18th and early 19th century, the idea of “Romanticism” grew as an intellectual and artistic movement with a focus on the individual mind, body, and spirit, as well as the emotional, the imaginative, and the creative. We’ve got some great romantic poets who grew out of this area, such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, John Keats, Emily Dickinson, and Percy Bysshe Shelley.
A romantic muse is a person that inspires. Traditionally, a muse can be thought as a lover, but it doesn’t have to be. A muse can be that unobtainable person in one’s life, but, ah, a muse can inspire our imagination to produce some outstanding romantic poetry.
Do you need to be in love to write romantic poetry? No, you don’t, you can tap into that love as a memory. Romantic poetry resonates with us as it captures vivid, heart pounding emotions in the moment, and love is an emotion that transcends time.
Romantic poetry can be found all forms – from haikus to villanelles to free form. Every form is a canvas that you, the artist, can paint with rich brushstrokes of words.
Write and share your romantic poetry to this newsletter and I’ll feature it in my May Romance/Love newsletter
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On a recent Newsfeed, I asked a couple of questions about Romance and Poetry.
From Princess Megan Snow Rose 
I saw your Post in the Newsfeed. Romantic Poetry. I have written some. I have written some dark romantic poetry and just regular romance poetry.
I like the poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Ways.
It’s one of my favorites as well. Sharing a little bit from the poem here:
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I just write a poem that rhymes. I don't follow any specific format. I like writing stories better then poems, but I do write poetry. Either way, a story is told and romance can be in a poem or short story.
I think rhythmic poetry resonates with us more, and I like to put rythmes in my poetry as well. Thank you so much for sharing!
FROM: JCosmos 
Do you have a favorite romantic poem or poet?
Not really, but love the classic 19th-century love poems and some modern love poetry.
Ditto. I think those classic Romantism poems we learned in school still echo in our hearts.
Who or what is your romantic muse?
My romantic muse is my lovely wife as all my love poems are written for her. Sometimes I use my alter egos, Maria Lee and Sam Adams..
What type of romantic poetry do you like to write?
Mostly free verse narrative poems, but I have tried my luck with lots of different poetic forms depending on the prompt etc.
Thank you to Princess Megan Snow Rose and JCosmos for sharing their thoughts on romantic poetry and how its resonated with them.
Feedback from my Romance/Love Newsletter dated 20 MAR 2024:
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Signs of spring where I'm at are the blossoms of daffodils and tulips. They're so pretty. One of my favorite rom-coms is The Proposal with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. Betty White is also in it and it's such a fun movie.
Thank you for sharing. I think daffodils are a very early traditional sign of spring.  . I don’t think I’ve watched that movie, so it’s going on my list!
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My favorite Rom-com is 50 First Dates with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. I like the fact that Adam's character does change throughout the movie while it doesn't seem like Drew's character does but with repeated dates, she does end up remembering him and they fall in love all over again every day. I like the fact at the end of the movie the videos have changed over the years. It shows how their lives have grown.
Thanks for sharing! I haven’t seen that one either. I saw Adam’s Sandler’s “The Wedding Singer” and enjoyed it. He and I went to the same high school at the same time, but he was 2 years ahead of me. When I can catch his movies, I pretty much enjoy them. “Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore” are some of my early favorites!
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