[Mobile Vulgus]

I find ALL poetry pretentious, pointless and just plain boring.

[Jaysun]

I find ALL poetry pretentious, pointless and just plain boring.

Me too. Except one. I really like "Sestina: Altaforte" by Ezra Pound. Here's a couple of excerpts:

Hell grant soon we hear again the swords clash!
And the shrill neighs of destriers in battle rejoicing,
Spiked breast to spiked breast opposing!
Better one hour's stour than a year's peace
With fat boards, bawds, wine and frail music!
Bah! there's no wine like the blood's crimson!

The man who fears war and squats opposing
My words for stour, hath no blood of crimson
But is fit only to rot in womanish peace
Far from where worth's won and the swords clash
For the death of such sluts I go rejoicing;
Yea, I fill all the air with my music.

And let the music of the swords make them crimson!
Hell grant soon we hear again the swords clash!
Hell blot black for always the thought "Peace!"

[Rebelbase]

"I find ALL poetry pretentious, pointless and just plain boring."

Limericks and FR haikus are the exception in my book! :-)

[Hildy]

ALL poetry? Aren't you being a tad dramatic, not to mention oafish?