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by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on September 28th, 2009
Because you don't have haikus about the "Man from Nantucket." :)
Also, dactylic meter of limericks makes them sound more humorous, whereas the freer meter of haiku is seen as more "artsy."
by anonymous on September 28th, 2009
There once was a man
Who called his home Nantucket
And there ends the tale.
Do you see how the simple rules of haiku spoils a perfectly funny limerick. I say, hooray for doggerel.
by Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot on September 28th, 2009
Because the true artists and free spirits don't care about how the public awards and percieves them.
by DudeLer 2 on September 28th, 2009
because anything the Japanese do is an artform.
and anything country yokels produce in the usa is considered folk art.
by barsoom_redux on September 29th, 2009
"Haikus are lots of fun
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refridgerator"
I don't think that anyone with a serious interest in poetry dismisses limericks as mere "doggerel". I know I have always been charmed by the mis-adventures of that young lad from Kent, or the hermit, Dave.
Hope this helps.
by Reptar on September 28th, 2009
Because labeling, sorting and classifying things give people an illusion of order, witch in return brings them a false sense of superiority and security.
What is a credo poem?
by Answerbag Staff on May 18th, 2010
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Would this be at least somewhat okay as a rough draft for a non-rhyming poem...? It's due tomorrow. (Read Description)
by Death Note57 on December 5th, 2011
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Does anyone else write poetry when they are hurting? It is an outlet for me...
by Nancy is really struggling right now... on November 21st, 2011
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Can I see/hear some of your own personally written poetry?
by Unicorn Man on October 31st, 2011
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A POEM.....No Mind Of Your Own....
by THE BANNIBAL ONE on November 21st, 2011
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Good points.
by Amorphous Blob on September 28th, 2009