I pretty much hate poetry. I think, though, that I only feel that way because people view me as the perfect sounding board for their writing. Because I won't say anything critical or "mean" to them. When people come to me, they rarely want constructive criticism -- they want pats on the back. I've learned to hate poetry.

I literally feel like puking every time somebody shows me a poem filled with rhyming couplets. Sometimes I wonder if people think that's the only criteria for a poem.


(I do like some poems though, and it always surprises me.)