I am a writer
I have a talent for being objective and listening
I have a talent for feeling emotions and empathizing
I have a talent for understanding
I have a talent for organizing ideas and describing the senses
I can create heroes and villains
I can offer an escape to a mystical far away land
I can encourage or comfort
I can teach, question, and challenge
I can inspire and motivate
I can touch hearts,
or I can prick them
I know what people want to hear
I know what they don’t want to hear
I know there is a time for each
I will illuminate unseen worlds and introduce strangers
I will take people to dark and scary places
I will show them the pains and difficulties of the world
I will show them the beauty and sweetness of life
I will challenge ideas, thoughts, and beliefs
I will encourage the brotherhood of man
I will share my soul with the world
I am a writer.
September 22nd, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Hi Warren,
I love what you’ve written. I’m a grade 8 teacher in Toronto, Canada and I’d LOVE to copy your poem and give it to my students as a handout to glue onto the cover of their writing journals. I googled “writer’s creed” and this was the best that I found. Do you mind? I will put your name on the bottom of the poem and include your blog URL, and of course, tell the kids how I stumbled upon this. My hope is that your words inspire them because they inspired me!
Cheers,
Caroline O’Keefe
September 22nd, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Of course…that sounds wonderful and I am flattered
Thanks for the feedback!