Does Poetry Suck?, eh? Options

[strice]

I have a particular distaste for poems. generally, i feel poetry is contrived and formulaic. of course there are brilliant ones, but too many crappy ones flood the literary world.

anyone?

[*Kathleen*]

I love poetry. Eh there are some that need a little work - mine included - but everyone learns from their mistakes, later to produce beautiful poetry.

[darkcoldplace]

i agree with kathleen everyones poetry gets better, i also need to fix mine, * goes to read up on some shakesphere * haha we have the best of everything on cB dont we?

[craziplaya21]

i think poetry is borin especially da stuff dey make us read in skool

[pimpin231]

no i like it well some likes tupacs

[ComradeRed]

http://maddox.xmission.com/bomb_iran.html

Now that's some quality poetry right there.

[*NatiMarie*]

I like poetry, it just depends what kind you read. If you read poetry about a particulary thing you enjoy, it's really cool. It's like reading a book, let's say you read a book about romance, but you really enjoy adventurous things, you're not gonna say, 'books all suck'. So yeah, it's hard to place poetry as a thing to say, 'poetry sucks' because if you like music, then you like poetry.

[machinoman]

Now that's some quality poetry right there.

I love that page. Maddox is awesome.

[WildGriffin]

Maddox is god.

Moving on, poetry is alright when some contrived person trying to write a "deep" poem doesn't attempt it.

I write poems when me feels like it. No meter, no beats, and most importently; no rhyming. Poems need to flow, ya know?

[LiNHy POO]

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! i think its the most beautiful form of writng! i try writing myself... and i suck! but its great juss to try!

[EmeraldKnight]

Heck no, unless you suck at it.. I find poetry as one of the easiest and yet most beautiful forms of expressing our emotions

[DoOdOox3]

i think poetry ROCKS!
when you write your own, you can express your feelings inside through a pen and a piece paper. itz really cool. i don use any other way to express myself. i love to write poetry. i have lots crappy ones. but i love it.
when you read others, itz great to feel wht they are feeling.[good or bad]. when you can relate to the author.. thatz the greatest thing.
and when your poem flows AND rhymes., thatz really cool. although im not a big fan of rhyming.. cuz mad pplz tri too hard.. and their stuff came out... making no sense. so i prefer let the poem flow. and express your tru feelings.

[triipinfserious]

poetry rocks ! it`s a great way to express your feelings in a postive, creative way. i love poetry (=

[angel-roh]

poetry rocks ! it`s a great way to express your feelings in a postive, creative way. i love poetry (=

yeah soooooooo true! i agree wit u.. it comes from ur heart and express ur feelings ^^;; hehe i use to be good at writing poems, but now i suck...cus these days i got no feelings lols jk haha..just like u knoe... dont have anything in my mind... i like that one poem that kathleen posted up "no one" ooooh so deep^^

[o0h*s0o//d0rKaBl...]

four words to describe poetry

COMES FROM THE HEART


i love love love poetry

in this case


it kicks MAJOR booty!

[FlyingFries]

erff, i think poetry is ok.......some poems are really nice , buh some are not that good

[CloudUnionX]

Peotry is a great way to express yourself, it defenantly owns.

[pixieluv]

i think it depends on the poem. there is some pretty bad and good poetry out there....lol

[bird_of_prey]

no!!! i love poetry. there is some bad poetry out there, but good poetry is awesome!

[LatinaLady]

poetry does not suck i love writing free style. its cool and a way to express yourself.

[llpurpleskyll]

love dark poetry

[PinoyOtaku]

Not at all, except I completely suck at it.

[alfskater]

Poertry is cool man, I wrote over 20 poems last summer... It was great... I quit writting poerty due to a lot of stuff...

[mechwarrior1989]

I hate writing poetry, only do it when I'm under the gun. I don't read poetry either for that matter, don't really care for it, but I don't dislike it either. Lots of good poems out there. Though some are a lot worse than others. One that I find funny goes:

You fit into me,
Like a hook in an eye,

A fish hook,
and open eye.

HAHA, I just voted YES in the poll, oops, not what I meant. Oh well.

[psychoticangel]

Well everyone has different tastes so yah.
To some people(if not all), writing poetry is an outlet for emotions. No matter how bad, how messy, how good or how touching one is, I think it should be respected. After all, reading a poem done by heart is like reading what is inside a person's heart. Shouldn't you feel privileged?
I personally think poetry doesnt "suck". Just as much as other things I dislike don't suck. *shrugs* I write poems, and when I do, it's like putting me or my feelings into words. So I know that a poem is a work of art, and it should really be valued by readers.

Sorry if that seemed cheesy.

[rOckThISshYt]

i love alot of poetry. but on the other hand i see where you are coming from. there is alot of poetry that is just crap. but the poetry i really hate most is the totally pointless crap. i write poetry based on emotion and i think it comes out best that way. some people write poetry on banannas. well, i don't know for sure, but people write poetry on stupid crap like that. they need to learn how to put emotion behind their poetry.

[tinababy143]

OMGOSH no! i LOVE poetry..poetry is a way to get to my heart..hehe

[Ladii_D1809]

OMGOSH no! i LOVE poetry..poetry is a way to get to my heart..hehe

I agree... Poerty can open the mind, the heart, the soul and even the eyes of the blind! but i think i suck at it

[ComradeRed]

I highly doubt it can open the eyes of hte blind...

[dani41790]

i dont think poetry suks, i like poetry

[hybrid]

I don't think poetry sucks. I think poetry is fun.

[jz1134]

poetry is cool its hella manly too i write poems wen im sad thats wen i write my best poems but i havnt been sad in awhile so i havnt written anything

[darkfaerytales]

Yes; it sucks so much that I continue to write poetry. I love poetry and I will never stop writing my emotions down on paper. It makes me feel good writing how I am feeling. Good or bad...

[islandkiss]

poetry rocks. it helps me express myself and how I feel.

[NYsmiLez]

I have a particular distaste for poems. generally, i feel poetry is contrived and formulaic. of course there are brilliant ones, but too many crappy ones flood the literary world.

i agree with you. the past ten years, i hated poetry. why? because all i ever read was crap. but nowadays, every once in a while, i read one and im all like.. hmm that actually wasnt too bad. so i dunno. i like song lyrics better anyway.

[Just_Dream]

Of course there will be bad poems out there, but hey hey hey, it depends on how people look at them. There are some really strange poems that I've read in a literature book for my english class, but my teachers like it beucase there's those "hidden meanings." It just depends on what you read and how you perception of them is...

[SarahxJoy]

Poetry, is not only words written and placed down on mere paper. It is words formed by thoughts and emotions, whether it be sadness, anger, hatred, joy, confusion, struggles, or realization, poetry is how a person can express their true selves, and allowing others to know about how their mind works; what things go through their head..

Poetry doesn't have to rhyme, it doesn't have to have a certain amount of syllables, it doesn't need puncuation, or propper grammar; just like a person. People don't have to always abide by the rules, be what others expect, people can live life the way they want, despite if there are consequences, good or bad.

Poetry has many purposes, to share an individual's joy, to tell a story of despair, to silently cry out for help, or help another, it doesn't matter, poetry is flexible and can be in any shape, size, or form. Like a person. To me, poetry is something that tells others about a part of that person's life. Or life itelf, and what life holds.


I'm sorry if I'm boring you guys, but I just really love poetry! LoL. Weird to be seeinga all of this come from a young fourteen year old girl.
Poetry rocks! <---In simpler terms. LoL.

[crazeegirl411]

I could still say I don't know very poetry very well, but I respect it. I love how it's formulated so beautifully, a way to give emotions. I personally cannot write poetry very well, but I don't think it sucks. Everything I'm not especially fond of...there are always a handpicked few that I love. Perhaps I just think too hard when I'm with poems. I don't flow and freely when I'm writing excerpts or stories.

[Ekay]

Poetry is my way of expressing my feelings

[haejung012]

i don't like most poetry... actually the only poem that i remember and like is the raven... i think of it more that poetry is too deep for me and i'll get it one day...