Do you read or write poetry?

Do you prefer to read poetry, or to write it?
Do you mostly write your own poetry, and seldom read anyone elses? Or do you mostly read other peoples poetry, and have little desire to write your own? Or do you read other people's poetry just as much as you write your own?

I prefer to write my own poetry. 14
I prefer to read other people's poetry. 17
I read and write poetry in equal amounts. 11
I don't read or write poetry, but I still want to vote. 30
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Comments ( 74 )
  • cȱɱpɩɛx

    Both. Give me a letter of the alphabet and I'll write you a poem about something beginning with that letter and also a pig.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      He writes his name in a crazy font,
      His uniqueness it does flaunt,
      Caught my eye,
      Complex guy,
      A poem about F is what I want.

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      • cȱɱpɩɛx

        Thank you, kind sir. You made it very easy for me because there's an F word which rhymes with pig. Much appreciated.

        Truffles are normally snuffled by pigs
        But I often send them climbing for (f)igs
        With little wings, they'll safely try
        And if they fall, well... pigs might fly

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        • Hugh*Janus

          You made quick work of that task,
          So a new favor I will ask,
          Another letter,
          May be better,
          How about the first letter in "mask"?

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          • cȱɱpɩɛx

            Thank you again, kind sir, for making it easy. From a flying pig, to the letter M conjuring the Russian fighter plane, the Mig. Much appreciated.

            M is difficult for flying pigs
            Unless they're flying Russian (M)igs
            Hopefully, sir, you will be taken
            With this idea of Soviet bacon

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            • Hugh*Janus

              Pig is an easy word to rhyme,
              A dozen words for a dime,
              Will you throw in the towel,
              If I pick a vowel,
              Letter 'I' may give you a hard time.

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  • ThatCreepyWhiteGuy

    Messenger of fear and sight,
    Dark deception kills the light

    Hybrid children watch the sea,
    Pray for father, roaming free

    Fearless wretch
    Insanity
    He watches
    lurking, beneath the sea
    Great Old One
    Forbidden sight
    Hunter of the Shadows is rising
    Immortal
    In Madness You Dwell

    Crawling chaos underground,
    Cult has summoned twisted sound!

    Out of ruins once posessed,
    Fallen city, living death

    Fearless wretch
    Insanity
    He watches
    lurking, beneath the sea
    Great Old One
    Forbidden sight
    Hunter of the Shadows is rising
    Immortal
    In Madness You Dwell

    Not dead which eternal lie,
    Sranger eons death may die

    Drain you of your sanity,
    Face the Thing That Should Not Be

    Fearless wretch
    Insanity
    He watches
    lurking, beneath the sea
    Great Old One
    Forbidden sight
    Hunter of the Shadows is rising
    Immortal
    In Madness You Dwell

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  • Cherrybombpieee

    Aint nobody got time for that

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  • creations_simpicity

    i love poetry, and clap clap to Hugh*Janus he deserves a cookie

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  • Hugh*Janus

    I write limericks.

    The landlord's coming for the rent,
    All my money's long been spent,
    I'll hide under my duvet,
    Until he goes away,
    But I fear he will not relent.

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  • dirtybirdy

    Some of my best work is on this site. Totally.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      I met this bird on the coast of Maine,
      But she flew off with another crane,
      His eggs she laid,
      But alas he strayed,
      Now she's with some turkey named Wayne.

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      • dirtybirdy

        His anus swallowed all the moose,
        So she took off with a silly goose,
        Those eggs were taken by a lizard :'(
        Breaks my heart and aches my gizzard.
        Hey fuck that dude wayne. Last thanksgiving I sold his jive caboose.

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  • Holzman67

    I used to write it more than I read it now I read it more than I write it

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    • Hugh*Janus

      I once met a guy named Holzman,
      A poem he asked me to pen,
      He didn't like it,
      He called it shit,
      And wouldn't even pay me one Yen.

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  • bananaface

    I read it, but I've never thought to write my own. My poetry would be pretty crap. Love reading it, though.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      I came upon a banana who had a face,
      She had such style, beauty and grace,
      I touched her peel,
      It made her squeal,
      And she invited me back to her place.

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      • bananaface

        Aww, that's sort of cute!:)

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  • soul-man

    Praise the lord
    But hold on to your hat
    Jesus Christ was born a cat

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  • That's gay shit,GAY shit.Only fuckin FAGGOTS do that shit.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      His name is Maddog and he's hardcore,
      He'll slap your mom and shit on your floor,
      He don't like feelings,
      Don't want no healing,
      All he wants is some booze and a whore.

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  • BareClaire

    Be it poetry rhymes or songs and verse,
    I cant seem to write it my rhymes are the worst.
    So i prefer reading what others have scrawled,
    In books and letters and on bathroom walls.

    Although on reflection this wasnt so bad,
    It seems there is talent I didnt know that I had.
    Perhaps I have the makings of a famous song writer,
    Or maybe I should stick to my day job after all.

    lol

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  • ThatCreepyWhiteGuy

    Kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit...

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    • ThatCreepyWhiteGuy

      Does this count as poetry?

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  • White__October

    Poetry? No, that's far too heavy stuff for me.

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  • SkullsNRoses

    I only use poetry as a means to insult my friends.

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  • nope but i like it

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  • kittykat9930

    I lost all my good poems when my computer got hacked :( I no longer feel like writing them as much ever since that happened but I write a couple still whenever I feel bored. I do like reading them though.

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  • GoraIntoDesiGals

    Nope. I can't grasp it at all.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      Gora wants a golden shower,
      From a beautiful Indian flower,
      He makes a plea,
      Please pee on me!
      Her liquid he'd love to devour.

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      • ifonlyuknew247

        This is seriously the best thread I have read on this site since my arrival. Bravo Hugh*Janus!

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      • GoraIntoDesiGals

        Lol

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  • SangoNyappy

    I don't like poetry in my own language but I like English poems.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      I don't know much about this gal,
      But I bet she makes a good pal,
      Common sense,
      And quite intense,
      A lady with alotta rationale.

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      • This poetry related post is Hugh*Janus' time to shine.
        Keep the poems coming, man :)

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        • Hugh*Janus

          Oh good, you're cool with it. I almost wrote an apology post for hijacking your thread.

          Hello anonymous poll creator,
          I'm so glad you're not a hater,
          My rhymes are allowed,
          To please the crowd,
          I'll keep poems trucking in like a freighter.

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  • anti-hero

    I mean you can tie a fox's head to a Cadillac but that doesn't sell in the sticks, if you know what I mean.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      In his posts he makes little sense,
      He likes to make jokes at others' expense,
      Most are stale,
      It's called a fail,
      Nothing can be said in his defense.

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      • anti-hero

        Just because you don't understand doesn't mean it makes no sense. It just means you are stupid.

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        • Hugh*Janus

          I have displeased you and this saddens me greatly. You do not have to pay me for the personalized poem and you have my apologies.

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          • anti-hero

            You're still stupid, stupid.

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            • Hugh*Janus

              Very stupid I may be,
              I have the brain size of a flea,
              But I got mad humor,
              It's not just a rumor,
              And I got rhymes like Master P.

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  • andiforoncedonthatehumans

    No but bogdanos does and that my friend is true terror.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      He has a name that's quite too long,
      To fit it neatly in my song,
      I'll call him Dan,
      Or maybe Stan,
      And make fun of his tiny dong.

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      • andiforoncedonthatehumans

        Was this funny?Did you came from your ass or you need more fisting from your gandma?

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        • Hugh*Janus

          I have displeased you and this saddens me greatly. You do not have to pay me for the personalized poem and you have my apologies.

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          • andiforoncedonthatehumans

            w/e just get of my lawn.

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  • BlueJeansWhiteShirt

    I love to read poems.
    I used to write my own in the past, managed to get two of them published and nearly a third. These days I don't really have the inspiration or want to write my own stuff. I wouldn't know where to start.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      She's in jeans and a tiny T,
      I like how she's looking at me,
      That seductive stare,
      And her long brown hair,
      Gave me a raging woodie.

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      • BlueJeansWhiteShirt

        You just made my day. Thank you that is so sweet!

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  • You're reading as you write, dumbass.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      There once was a cantankerous cat,
      He pounced on IIN'ers like rats,
      He ate them alive,
      None could survive,
      Got more fatalities than Mortal Kombat.

      *high-five

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      • *high five

        Mortal Kombat is impossibly hard to do moves in, I was playing a really oldschool one the other day (2 I think) and wtf is with the controls.

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        • Hugh*Janus

          It's ridiculous. I prefer Killer Instinct.

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          • I'm not familiar with it.

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            • Hugh*Janus

              It's only the illest SNES fighting game ever.

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  • Anime7

    I don't really read poetry nor do I write my own. I dislike most poetry ever since I took a class on it last year.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      He calls himself Anime7,
      Goes to bed every night at 11,
      He's got kinky hair,
      And a comfy beach chair,
      And he's buying a stairway to heaven.

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  • KeddersPrincess

    I prefer to write my own poetry, but I read it as well.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      A girl named Kia I did find,
      She's got vampires on her mind,
      Bite her,
      Right thurr,
      And keep her bound and confined.

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  • purpleflower

    I just read other people's poetry. I never write my own, unless I have to for school

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    • Hugh*Janus

      The great white north is where she's from,
      It's so cold her hiney's numb,
      She shook it about,
      To thaw it out,
      To the beat of an Eskimo's drum.

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      • purpleflower

        Thank you for the poem :)

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  • NotStrangeBird

    I AM the man from Nantucket.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      Well, I guess I can't tell you anything you don't already know.

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  • kelili

    I used to but no longer now.

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    • Hugh*Janus

      A girl named kelili came walking this way,
      She was cute so I asked her to stay,
      She slapped my face,
      Sprayed me with mace,
      And left me to die where I lay.

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      • kelili

        I like it <3. I am touched beyond words.

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        • Hugh*Janus

          :) I'm glad.

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