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Is it cool for guys to write.... gasp.. poetry?
Well, I do enjoy writing poetry when the occasion suits me, and yes, I am a guy... However, my topics are not about love and crap like that. I look at poetry like I look at a painting; it is something that takes time and talent to make something good. A lot of people like to just throw a whole bunch of nonsense together and call it a poem... there are people like that in the painting world as well, and they're called abstract and modern artists (that was a joke, please no comments about that).
I guarantee for every person that makes fun of you there is a hot chick somewhere who is impressed with your poems.
Why does it have to be cool?
Yes, Wuppie is right. why do you care what other people think? Its your life. You can do it if you like. Noone can stop you but yourself. So yes its really cool.
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| Yes, Wuppie is right. why do you care what other people think? Its your life. You can do it if you like. Noone can stop you but yourself. So yes its really cool. |
Yes, it is your life. No, what you think doesn't necessarily make something cool. When something is "cool" they usually judge coolness on everyone elses account. What you think, personally, doesn't matter when trying to be cool.
Example: You do drugs because you think its cool. Many ppl out there don't consider doing drugs cool. Are you cool? No. You're dying.
But I agree: What other people think doesn't matter.
haha, thanks for the replies everyone.. and no, i am not worried about what other people think, i just wanted to hear opinions on the subject since people are more inclined to say what they think in the fantasy world commonly known as the internet.. call it a little experiment of mine
and i used "cool" because that seems to be the stereotypical word used when people are vying for attention, in this case an online forum, in order to attract people to comment on the question
thanks for the comments!
and i used "cool" because that seems to be the stereotypical word used when people are vying for attention, in this case an online forum, in order to attract people to comment on the question
thanks for the comments!
No, Poetry is gay!
Cool is stuff like Vanilla Ice, big sunglasses and baseballcaps worn backwards.
Without being sarcastic or over-simplyfying, of course...
Cool is stuff like Vanilla Ice, big sunglasses and baseballcaps worn backwards.
Without being sarcastic or over-simplyfying, of course...
I would say that a majority of people would consider poetry not to be "cool" for guys (or girls, for that matter), but as has been said always taking into consideration what the majority think when acting will lead to a very empty life indeed, so just do what you will.
Oh, and I disagree with this:
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I write poetry occasionally (and according to a few people I've shown it's of moderate talent), and some of the better poems that I've written were just 'thrown together' when the inspiration struck, without any planning or even knowing where I was going with them while writing most of it.
Oh, and I disagree with this:
| jabce85 wrote: |
| I look at poetry like I look at a painting; it is something that takes time and talent to make something good. A lot of people like to just throw a whole bunch of nonsense together and call it a poem... |
I write poetry occasionally (and according to a few people I've shown it's of moderate talent), and some of the better poems that I've written were just 'thrown together' when the inspiration struck, without any planning or even knowing where I was going with them while writing most of it.
I don't see anything wrong for guys to write poetry. Poetic guys are rare in this world. Just look at how many people are in this world and just how many people can write poetry among the entire population of this world? If the world's population will be divided into two - the poetics and the not poetics, then poetics will be the lesser half - and you're part of that lesser half.
I wrote a poem once and I really feel good about it. It's a new way of expressing ourselves and use our skills and creativity.
So if someone tells you that writing a poem is not cool, then I guess that someone is part of the greater half of the population.
Cheers!
I wrote a poem once and I really feel good about it. It's a new way of expressing ourselves and use our skills and creativity.
So if someone tells you that writing a poem is not cool, then I guess that someone is part of the greater half of the population.
Cheers!
I love it when guys write poetry. I'm a girl (and I write poetry), and I always find it easier to connect with a guy if he shares that trait with me.
Poetry tends to make people more self-reflective and in tune with themselves, and those people are always a pleasure to know, no matter what gender.
Poetry tends to make people more self-reflective and in tune with themselves, and those people are always a pleasure to know, no matter what gender.
I personally don't write poetry (alot), but sometimes when I'm in the mood I think about it, and build up something in my mind.
I know some guys (and girls) who write poems, and I think its both 'cool'. Mostly of the time girls express it, and guys keep it more quiet though.
I know some guys (and girls) who write poems, and I think its both 'cool'. Mostly of the time girls express it, and guys keep it more quiet though.
There is nothing that impresses a girl more than a guy who knows how to write poems. Its nothing to be ashamed about, it doesn't make you any less of a man, and besides not everyone can do it.
I don't know about you guys, but poetry is just another form of expression. I hear a lot of poetry sometimes in the way people talk. It's the matter of writing down the important stuff and then making it sound ... pretty? If painting weren't visual, it'd be poetry.
If guys can paint without feeling un-cool, guys can write poetry.
My apologies if this is irrelevant.
If guys can paint without feeling un-cool, guys can write poetry.
My apologies if this is irrelevant.
As a writer, I am paid to use words creatively in order to convey an idea, a meaning, a thought or an impression. Sometimes that involves humour, sometimes casual conversational language and sometimes poetry.
But, for me personally, unless I am told by the client which form of writing is required, the actual structure, tone, and linguistic charateristics seemto make themselves known through the initial development of the writing. I have sometimes set out to write prose, and it has turned into poetry - and of course, the other way round.
To me, words are wanting to escape into the world, and they dictate to me how they wish to be realised. Forcing them into unwelcome frames seems only to quash any sense of truth that might have been present.
For this reason, I rarely sit down with a pad of paper and decide to write poetry. In fact, I rarely sit down with a pad and decide to write anything. The ideas usually itch away in my mind until they become unbearable, and a pad and pen become necessary means by which to relieve the itch!
I would suggest that if you are considering sitting down, whether male or female, and trying to write a poem, don't. It was the way our teachers told us to work - thou shalt write a ten line stanza by 11am. Real creativity isn't like that. Simply take a walk, find inspiration somewhere, and let the words come to you.
I always carry a pad and a pan with me at all times, and when a thought, a phrase, an impression or an image strikes me, I write it down, and then try to forget it.
If it was any good, then over the next few days my unconscious will fiddle with the idea, and sometimes discard it - but occasionally the grain becomes too large to ignore, and becomes an obsession, until perhaps a pearl is formed.
That's being a little extreme perhaps - forgive me. but the point is this - don't force words - let them come to you, in whichever way they choose.
And no one suggested Shakespeare was weak at expressing himself the way he did.
But, for me personally, unless I am told by the client which form of writing is required, the actual structure, tone, and linguistic charateristics seemto make themselves known through the initial development of the writing. I have sometimes set out to write prose, and it has turned into poetry - and of course, the other way round.
To me, words are wanting to escape into the world, and they dictate to me how they wish to be realised. Forcing them into unwelcome frames seems only to quash any sense of truth that might have been present.
For this reason, I rarely sit down with a pad of paper and decide to write poetry. In fact, I rarely sit down with a pad and decide to write anything. The ideas usually itch away in my mind until they become unbearable, and a pad and pen become necessary means by which to relieve the itch!
I would suggest that if you are considering sitting down, whether male or female, and trying to write a poem, don't. It was the way our teachers told us to work - thou shalt write a ten line stanza by 11am. Real creativity isn't like that. Simply take a walk, find inspiration somewhere, and let the words come to you.
I always carry a pad and a pan with me at all times, and when a thought, a phrase, an impression or an image strikes me, I write it down, and then try to forget it.
If it was any good, then over the next few days my unconscious will fiddle with the idea, and sometimes discard it - but occasionally the grain becomes too large to ignore, and becomes an obsession, until perhaps a pearl is formed.
That's being a little extreme perhaps - forgive me. but the point is this - don't force words - let them come to you, in whichever way they choose.
And no one suggested Shakespeare was weak at expressing himself the way he did.
| blk3 wrote: |
| There is nothing that impresses a girl more than a guy who knows how to write poems. Its nothing to be ashamed about, it doesn't make you any less of a man, and besides not everyone can do it. |
Thank you, my words exactly.
Unfortunately I never knew a guy does this, but I'd love to meet one. Sounds super hot.
I guess more girls will "think it's cool" than boys.
I mean, I personally am not a big fan of poetry, but I know that lots of girls in my school appreciate poetry, so...
I mean, I personally am not a big fan of poetry, but I know that lots of girls in my school appreciate poetry, so...
Cool is a figure of speech. You can't be classified as "cool." What you do makes you who you are, and if somebody can't accept that then they are not truly your friend. If your cool or not makes no difference, do what you feel and what you like makes you cool.
I have a list of things that I could go rambling on about, like smoking at teenage years. It's "cool" to smoke. WOW! Killing yourself, YOUR COOL! I just don't understand how smoking is cool, or doing drugs for this matter. It makes no sense at all!
I have a list of things that I could go rambling on about, like smoking at teenage years. It's "cool" to smoke. WOW! Killing yourself, YOUR COOL! I just don't understand how smoking is cool, or doing drugs for this matter. It makes no sense at all!
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Thank you, my words exactly.
Unfortunately I never knew a guy does this, but I'd love to meet one. Sounds super hot. |
Haha, well I am sure agreeing on this one.
As mentioned above, not everyone is able to put together words, and making them become verses
Well I think the poll results say it all really. But "cool" is a very specific word. If you mean "cool" as in does it make you more appealing then it really depends on the individual, but if you mean "cool" as in 'okay' then definitely... Poetry has this kind of stigma about it now as being soppy love stuff and a mamby pamby doesn't-really-mean-anything form of art, but really it's a highly complicated, very rewarding, and incredibly interesting past time and anyone who delves in to it gets a pat on the back from me. Shame on school English lessons for taking all of the joy out of it, though.
Not cool, but romantic. i think
Definitely cool. Poetry, lyrics, songs... creativity is always cool. Anyone who tells you otherwise knows not the meaning of the word, 'cool'.
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