what makes a poem good?

is the best part of a poem the rhythm? the spacing and paragraphing? the languaege used? or is it the fact that some poems touch you emotionally and you can relate to them? what makes a poem good, unique?

but to touch the reader it needs to relate to them and i dont know what people like in a poem and how they like it to be... thankyou for your advice i really appreciate it x

just to express all your feelings. Release it all, that's what makes good poetry. It gets to the reader and they can relate.

think a good poem is a poem that expresses the way u feel into words... it also makes a great poem if a reader can relate.

I don`t know if there really is a "good poem." Everyone has their different opinions, but I think it`s best when the poems is from the heart. And it`s really great when people can relate to the poem. Like the person above me said.

i would always say that it is something that you could relate to them or touch u emotionally. That's what humans do naturally, the relate themselves to everything, thinking only of themselves, but it is not selfish, coz it's not r fault

The emotions and the ability to relate to it. Who wants a poem that's simply...words. There has to be a balance between flowery words, fill words and a storyline or theme. The rhythm also helps in a freestyle.

I think that personal experiences make the best poems..that is usually how i write most of my work. the real experiences help words come to me quicker than trying to make them rhyme. If u use ur own dialect and diction, it makes for a more interesting poem with lots more meaning.

Hmmm... now I know what makes a poem good.
Thanks guys.

Poety is like pudding, the taste is in the eating. Some people value poems based on technicalities, others based on the story behind it and others the words. Poem is good to me when I figure out the purpose of it and especially those that have a philosophical touch to it. But here again this is my personal view, it doesnt say what a good poem is or not.

well said cleo!

There's really nothing specific that makes a poem good or not good. I guess it just depends on what you like. If you like a certain type of poem then you might like certain poems better than other ones.

What makes a poem good is the story with in it and rather or not other people can relate with what the writer is saying. It is always good when a poem touches some one emotionally.

What makes a good poem is not just that people can relate to it but how you show what it means to you throughout the poem.

oh gosh. um... the rhythm is important for me, good rhyming is good, use of language, and the way the poet connects to the reader