The Purpose of Poetry

[rayheinrich]

There are two separate purposes, one for the reader and one for the writer.

The purpose of reading poetry is to entertain, to enlighten, to expand the mind and gain perspective. Different people, different tastes, different poems will have different effects, therefore there are multiple purposes.

The sole purpose of writing poetry is to learn to do it well enough that you can have an entire conversation in sonnets about hairy armpits and bestiality.

Ahhh . . . I knew there was a purpose somewhere.

    Found it:

    Hind limb buds are apparent on the embryo of a poetic porpoise as small bumps near the base of the tail: