> [!info] Note metadata > **Title:** Writing Poetry is Discovery Not Creation > **Tags:** Well-Being > **Type:** Reflection Writing poetry sometimes feels like an archaeologist uncovering a hidden artefact. Every lived experience is like a tiny stroke of the brush that takes off a layer of sand, taking you closer to what lies within. Just like the archaeologist doesn’t create the artefact, you are [[How do Ideas Originate|merely discovering]] what is already within you.