A Puzzle

I seem to be stuck lately when it comes to finishing a poem. I find myself half way through and paying too much attention to details or being too critical of what I've written. I find if I treat my poems like puzzles it tends to help a bit. So, I find if I take the pieces of my unfinished poems and combine them with pieces of other poems that I couldn't finish I can create a new poem without focusing on being so critical. It can often strengthen the connections between stanzas because the ties are going to be one of the most important factors because the stanzas may not flow as easily because they are from different poems. Sometimes we can get so wrapped up in focusing on details of the poem or form of a poem that we create a writer's block. I'm not by any means dismissing form and detail because both are very important. The next time you get stuck though try making it into a puzzle.