Poetry is just like cooking

Instead of a kitchen you might use an office

Instead of a stove you can use pen and paper or a computer

But the steps are just the same:

Inspiration

Gather ingredients

Preparation

Cook

Assemble

Serve

I get my poetry inspiration by observing the world around me or from memories of my experiences

I gather my poetry chef’s thoughts into a few words that describe something I want to write about

I sit down with my computer and prepare myself for writing

I add more words and start the word cooking process. I follow no recipe but I do add and subtract words until my alphabet soup  tastes just right

Then I assemble my poetry dish by putting all the words onto a computer screen plate and I start editing until its fit to be eaten by my hungry readers

I serve my dish of poetry by posting my finished plate of words on the Cheeky Monkey website

Its the best poetry restaurant that I know

Lots of famous people eat their fresh daily poem there

There is even a take away service providing you more than 600 dishes of previously served gourmet word dishes

Bon Apetit!