what is the point of writing poetry?

[billy]

I don't see what supply and demand has to do with the subject.

it's often the most salient point of any creative works. we supply to the audience, they demand what's perceived by themselves to be good work. they like, love or hate it, supply and demand. the self reading writer who write only for themselves fill the same meme. the only difference is the demand consists of only one person. you can alter the supply and demand scenario as much or as little as you want but it's a major player in how our art evolves. ie, if the demand is one, it probably won't evolve and no one will give a fuck if it does except the one.

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The question I'm asking is what is the point of writing poetry. What does poetry do for the world? The people that tell me to stop writing poetry don't read poetry, and tell me that poetry serves no purpose.

the only answer i can give is who gives a fuck what it does for the world. (and i'm not being rude) who said it was supposed to do something for the world. you can say that about any creative pastime. it does something for the perosn. what it does, depends on the person. people have told me most of my life not to do certain things. mostly illegal stuff people it seems like poetry...thats where the demand comes from, people like writing poetry, that's the supply. the real point is we like to do it. for what ever reason we like to write.