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by wthing8 on August 7th, 2008
I never believed I'd support the view,
Till I became a poet, who knew!
As a method of expression it is second to none,
In getting the smart girls blouses undone,
My girlfriend swoons and often sighs,
as I mutter my prose, from between her thighs
So has poetry got a well deserved place?
Yes, especially when ejaculating over her face,
So to all you budding Casanovas I say,
Poetry beats Roofies for sex ANY DAY!
...and the quickest way into her panties I find,
Is not through her heart, but rather her Mind,
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on December 2nd, 2007
no art form is pointless
by mother earth on December 2nd, 2007
Some poems are silly. Some are epic. But all poetry make us think outside our normal box. The mind doesn't normally think in rhyme, or iambic pentameter, or haiku. They take us someplace different, a little vacation for the psyche. So no, poetry is not pointless.
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on December 2nd, 2007
Poetry is like liquor where mere prose is bloating beer.
One can get metaphorically drunk easier off the condensed verse as opposed to verbose prosaic ramblings.
by anonymous on December 2nd, 2007
It's not pointless, because it is the highest use of language. Language is humanity's highest achievement.
by Anonymous on December 2nd, 2007
It is beautiful......
by Takei-Shihan on December 2nd, 2007
Logically, a poem is just words ... but emotionally, a poem is an inspiring stimulation ... so, depending on how well you have balanced your human mix of logic and emotion, the "point" may be dull or it may be sharp, but it is there none the less ... so NO, poetry is NOT pointless.
by donald on December 2nd, 2007
I find some poetry very beautiful, certainly not pointless.
by gone on December 2nd, 2007
i dont think so most poems are written to evoke some sort of emotion from the reader and its very good therepy for the writer i write when im sad or happy i find myself thinking up poems in my head when im snuggled up with my guy just a way to put feelings into words
by Da Azian Boi on December 2nd, 2007
Some people seem to think that way. I think it is a great way to let out your emotions.
by engineer is Terminator on November 7th, 2008
"Spontaneous flow of thoughts and emotions recollected in tranquility".
It's certainly not pointless but,it requires the right person to figure out a point in it.
by justmesuzanne on November 7th, 2008
The form of poetry serves a lot of purposes. There are things you just can't say as clearly or as pointedly in prose as you can in poetry. The use of rhyme scheme, repitition and the exact choice of words gives every word more weight. The juxtaposing of one word against another can often jar the reader into seeing the subject in a new light.
For romance, loss, and sorrow, poetry can convey a depth and poignancy with a few words that may not be possible in prose even with many words.
For humor, poetry has a lyrical and lighthearted quality that prose cannot match. An outrageous story told as a poem may be much funnier than it would be in prose because of the cleverness of the rhyme and, again, the repetition, which readers tend to enjoy.
As an example, here is one of my humorous poems followed by a couple of serious ones:
THE HOMEMADE HALLOWEEN COSTUME
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1086878/the_homemade_costume_a_halloween_poem.html?cat=10
AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/983196/an_affair_of_the_heart.html?cat=42
APOCOLYPTIEN
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/977438/apocolyptien.html?cat=42
I hope you enjoy them!
:) Suzanne
by turtle on August 8th, 2008
It's not pointless if it inspires someone to do something or makes someone feel something. A person might get inspired from reading poetry and do something that they would otherwise not do and then it certainly isn't pointless. Then it has affected the world in some way so it can't be pointless.
by I Just Changed My Name on December 3rd, 2007
No. How else am i going to get my anger out let alone stress.
by quack is whack on September 10th, 2009
Yes (said the poet), in that it has no *practical* purpose. Art is aptly called "beautiful waste" for that reason.
by fsheep on June 1st, 2009
its a form of art, a way of expressing your feelings!
you could say that any form of art is pointless. any form of art is about doing something that opens you up and lets your emotions out!
take a painting for instance, what is the point of creating a painting? it is to express what you see when you look at something. its like all the different art techniqes, different artists saw different things when they looked at something, like take picasso, for some reason he saw the world as a jumbled up mess, and then in squares, (cubism)
get it?
oh well that's what i think! lol =)
by BigDaddyBS on November 7th, 2008
Nope...
Without rhyming poetry, music would be all instrumental, and, while good, just would not be able to convey what the lyricist does with the lyrics.
Poetry can "boil down" a book into a few lines, while keeping all emotion.
Poetry does NOT HAVE to rhyme, and the fewer words and constructs involved express a LOT of information, passion, compassion, desire, hope, description, etc.
Nope... Poetry isn't pointless
by Firebrand on August 9th, 2008
No it certainly is not it can be a romantic Spiritual and political record of the times we live in.
Take the War poets, Lake poets, Or Dylan on his own on political and social change.
by JakobA I^_^I the alooney on August 1st, 2009
Only if it is bad poetry.
by Beavis - the other white meat on August 1st, 2009
Absolutely NOT!!!
by camozar on September 10th, 2009
No, poetry is not pointless. The reason why people ignores most poetry is because poetry ignores most people.
by royal77 says hello friend on August 1st, 2009
Poetry can be wonderful and inspiring.
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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A POEM.....No Mind Of Your Own....
by THE BANNIBAL ONE on November 21st, 2011
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Romantic poetry differed from Romantic novels in what way?
by Welder23 on September 22nd, 2011
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Shel Silverstein: Do you like his poems and drawings? Or.....
by greyowl on October 2nd, 2011
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I'm very impressed! Who knew you had it in you!
by DwarfClown on August 10th, 2008
who knew you wanted in you Clownie
by wthing8 on August 16th, 2008