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[room2593]

Walt Whitman hated poetry
in the Romantic form.
He hated it when writers
pressed themselves into the norm.

He hated it when authors
wrote poetry constrained
by rhythm, rhyme and lyric meter
–it limped like it was lame.

Walt Whitman hated poetry,
but not with fullest measure -
for I hate poetry more than he
and with evil pleasure.

It's asinine and saccharine;
it's never worth re-reading.
I hate poetry so much
it sometimes leaves me bleeding.

The point is hidden deep within -
you dig for inspiration.
Though sometimes hours
excavating will have no revelation.

Words like “love” and “sympathy”
are thrown around like candy
until they sound lo longer deep
and merely sound quite campy.

I hate poetry because of
what it tries to be.
Walt Whitman hated poetry,
but not as much as me.

[curtis07]

I also hate Walt Whitman!
Much more than you could think.
When you make me read his stuff,
It really makes me..........(word please)

Argh! I also hate writing poetry.