Does anyone else hate poetry?

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I love to read and have read thousands of books on subjects that interest me but poetry makes me want to pull my own hair out. Many of my friends think I'm crazy because of this. Is there anyone else this way? If you are going to criticize me don't bother answering please.
drew you are one 'case' congratulations!
 
Well I'm a creative writing major who may be focusing on poetry, but I still feel like I can relate. A lot of the crap that they make kids read in high school is just ridiculous pretentious shit that the kids can't relate to, and the stuff that most people post here (no offence to anyone that post's here) is vague and cliche.
 
Yes, I do. For the most part, I absolutely HATE poetry. There was a movie titled Orlando, in which the Orlando character played by the incomparable Tilda Swinton looked directly at the camera and said ironically, " Ah, poetry!" My sentiments exactly.

I once knew a poet who drank. He was writing an epic poem about billiards. In the end he became a drunk who wrote poetry. Some of his poems were quite interesting. I remember one about birds on an electric wire that had their feet cut off. The image is impressive and perhaps meaningful.

Still, I SO much prefer prose and character development and plot. You are not alone, and there is nothing wrong with you.
 
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