Reflection on Influences

Reflect on and incorporate my poetic influences deliberately.

Poets who influence me: {{influences}}
Specific qualities I admire: {{qualities}}
My own emerging voice: {{voice}}

Influence integration process:

1. **Identify:** What specifically do I take from each influence?
2. **Distinguish:** How does my voice differ from theirs?
3. **Synthesize:** How can influences combine in my work?
4. **Transcend:** Where must I move beyond my influences?

For each influence:
- One technique I have learned
- One way I diverge
- A line that shows their echo in my work

Draft a poem that consciously engages influences while finding your own voice.

Annotate where influence appears and where you are fully yourself.