Poetry is life

It is boring debating subjects so immersed in subjectivity (because you cannot achieve anything), more boring yet to debate it with fools.

Haha. 'Many words are poverty'.

Alright, I'm going to say something really crazy.

Poetry is NOT life.

I think poetry reflecfts life. (Art imitates life... life imitates art..) Sometimes it's hard to figure out which is the world and which is the mirror.

Illuminati,If all comments could be as thought provoking and intellegent as yours one could really learn and find enjoyment from this site,thank you.

Poetry isn't life, it only defines it.

^ You contradict yourself.

"But I think you ‘r a little twisted according to what I read about you so far."

Yep. He's twisted alright.

"Poetry is life itself" yeah I believe in this too

"Dear Elysium I think I was wrong you were talking about another person
If it is correct, my apology. next time mention who you are talking to please.
But still I am so sorry."

^What?! =s.

I think the meaning of this is simple. Poetry is life itself. Poetry is created from life experiences. You either heard something that happened to someone or you experienced something and you write how you felt about that situation. So I guess you could say life breeds poetry and poetry enhances the beauty of ones own life.

Since we all share similar experiences this can be shared with other people and they can better understand and relate to what the situation is.

Wow that first quote was amazing.. im gonna have to write it on my desk. thanx for sharing it with us all

Same here it is a good quote :)

Nice quote, i agree

In sense i agree, poetry has become my heart, which is as so many see it, ones life. Poetry is my way of saying the words I can not say outloud.

Like to see real poetry as windows, not mirrors. Windows that open our eyes and allow us to see something completely and refreshingly new "

Illuminati.......How true your words are....and your poetry is so beautiful...One can get lost in your words my friend.

Poetry inflects highly into my life. I love writing.

Stephen.....Poetry has changed my life....given it meaning once again. I understand what you are saying.

I wouldn't go so far as to say "poetry is life,"

I think poetry is our way of interpreting life, and interpreting ourselves.

And anyway, someone might say that life itself is like a poem.

A good poem stays with someone long after they've read it.

When you make a difference in the world, your legacy stays with people for, who knows how long...
Suffice to say a long time.

And anyways, literature is one of the most important things we humans have thus accomplished. And poetry is a part of that. You can't demote poetry, because there's always something which will speak to you, even on the smallest level, in every poem you read.

Maybe you don't even realize it's influence.

But poetry is important.
It is not life itself.
But it is a part of life.

Poetry is narrating other people's emotions and views, so it is telling others about life. It is not life itself, though life is reflected in poetry. Life is a poem within itself, really.

You have to be a very dedicated poet to think that. Apparently this person wrote poetry all his life and he liked it so much he said that.

Yea, I think poetry is an art form, and a life...quite honestly, it's all I do. The only reason why I go to school, is to see my friend, and learn poetry in English.

P.S. Don't accuse me of having a sucky life, or needing to get one. Poetry is my life...PERIOD!

Yeah..poetry is life..can't live without it