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Anti-Poetry Poem

Don't much like poetry just can't see what purpose poems are supposed to serve. Why all the hype about similies and metaphors and iambic pentameter? Or trying to rhyme each and every cursed line to describe an object or a place or action in flowery descriptive words doesn't seem very realistic, just overly idealistic. It is quite an ordeal, can't begin to express just how I feel having to compose a poem that to me just doesn't have a purpose! A little explanation about this! Haven't suddenly turned anti-poetry ... This was the very first poem written by me, at university for a writing course. At the time, I was miffed at having to write a poem, something I despised at the time. Had no idea what to write, even after a week, and with just a few hours to spare, finally came up with this poem...about hating poetry. It is so hilarious to find myself many years later, writing poetry...and loving it!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 9/9/2010 5:28:00 PM
Love it! It's cool to look back on the folly of our youth!! I was not overly fond of poetry either (well, not the writing of it) until years later at age 44!!When I started doing it. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 9/6/2010 7:14:00 PM
There are many in their young days have these feelings, Carol
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Date: 9/6/2010 3:37:00 PM
Well I like the rebellion in your poem. Freedom of speech, yes,liberation, I would burn a bra but me wife will kill me. Cool poem Carol
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