Right now, I'm in a Modern Lit class, 80% of which is poetry. I admitted to the teacher straight out that I have no particular liking for poetry in general, but especially modern poetry. There are truly beautiful, resonant pieces out there, but most are too contrived for me. The classics I could at least appreciate because of the rhyme and intricate structure. But sometimes, it seems to me that modern poetry is all about "breaking rules". Writing simply for the sake of creating something new or investigating a "taboo" topic (not because you care).