NFs and poetry... - Page 2

Hexis · 02-21-2008, 07:19 PM

Well I listen to the music I listen to specifically for the lyrics and vocalls, but poetry sucks and I hate haveing to read it.

SillySapienne · 02-21-2008, 07:22 PM

Yes, very much so. I enjoy both writing it and reading it.

I tend not to like the flowery kind, though.

Poems should contain and convey emotional depth and meaning by way of the poet's economical selection of words.

Less is more.

Bukowski = awesomeness

wolfmaiden14 · 02-21-2008, 07:40 PM

Some of it is good, and some of it is bad.

I enjoy it when I read it, but more often I choose other things to do.

LizMusica · 02-21-2008, 07:44 PM

I like poetry but I hardly read it, when I do it is fun to pick it apart. Although, I write potential song lyrics when I am inspired but other then that it isn't very often. Maybe I just haven't found the write stuff to look at that has captured me besides song lyrics.

SillySapienne · 02-21-2008, 07:56 PM

Lyrics are poems.

Lyricists are poets.

Uberfuhrer · 02-21-2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainChick

Lyrics are poems.

Lyricists are poets.

I tend to not like music with lyrics in it, either, or at least I don't like music with lyrics that I can understand. That's why I tend to like black metal, because the lyrics seem to become part of the instrumental part. And when you can't understand it, it becomes more abstract. It's more about the emotion of the musical tone, and it paints pictures in the mind.

cafe · 02-21-2008, 08:07 PM

I can't help listening to the lyrics. The songs I love best have lyrics I can identify with. I love words. I just don't have the patience for written or spoken poetry. With songs, the words have music to add to the emotion and give color. Lacking that, my main feeling about poetry is usually that I wish they would get to the dang point. Spit it out, already!

Uberfuhrer · 02-21-2008, 08:12 PM

So I'm guessing that the whole purpose of poetry is just to sound pretentious.

LizMusica · 02-21-2008, 08:16 PM

to me I always see poetry as different then lyrics...

Maybe it would be better to say I don't pick up a book of poetry and start reading it for pleasure. Instead I examine other lyrics to songs, or by reading a book about writting lyrics so that I can learn. I do stand in awe of what other people can do and I desire to get that musical side of me out. That gives me enjoyment because I know I have the potential to do so as well. It is just that part of me that sparks alot of excitment when I complete it.

Anyways, poetry is great, but difficult to understand sometimes

cafe · 02-21-2008, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uberfuhrer

So I'm guessing that the whole purpose of poetry is just to sound pretentious.

Not necessarily. The way the words are used can be an art form that adds a lot of meaning and feeling and, depending on the form of poetry, it can be like writing a puzzle. It's not that I don't appreciate the concept. I do. I just don't enjoy it.

02-21-2008, 07:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
Hexis Bad Company Join Date: May 2007 Type: ENFP Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 1,698	Well I listen to the music I listen to specifically for the lyrics and vocalls, but poetry sucks and I hate haveing to read it. __________________ Strength, Determination, Merciless Forever Beauty is skin deep. A tattoo goes all the way to the bone. ~Vince Hemingson

02-21-2008, 07:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
SillySapienne `~~Philosoflying~~` Join Date: Jan 2008 Type: ENFP Posts: 9,001	Yes, very much so. I enjoy both writing it and reading it. I tend not to like the flowery kind, though. Poems should contain and convey emotional depth and meaning by way of the poet's economical selection of words. Less is more. Bukowski = awesomeness __________________ ` "A lie is a lie even if everyone believes it. The truth is the truth even if nobody believes it." - David Stevens "That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is that it? It is." Veritatem dies aperit Ride si sapis Intelligentle sparkles

02-21-2008, 07:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
wolfmaiden14 ears perk up Join Date: Oct 2007 Type: Infx Location: YOUR FACE Posts: 643	Some of it is good, and some of it is bad. I enjoy it when I read it, but more often I choose other things to do. __________________ Forming characters! Whose? Our own or others? Both. And in that momentous fact lies the peril and responsibility of our existence. - Elihu Burritt Member of the Maverick's Biker Club - Now crashing through walls instead of just..walking into them.

02-21-2008, 07:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
SillySapienne `~~Philosoflying~~` Join Date: Jan 2008 Type: ENFP Posts: 9,001	Lyrics are poems. Lyricists are poets. __________________ ` "A lie is a lie even if everyone believes it. The truth is the truth even if nobody believes it." - David Stevens "That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is that it? It is." Veritatem dies aperit Ride si sapis Intelligentle sparkles

02-21-2008, 08:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
cafe moar boox plz Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: INFJ Location: depressed midwest Posts: 5,776	I can't help listening to the lyrics. The songs I love best have lyrics I can identify with. I love words. I just don't have the patience for written or spoken poetry. With songs, the words have music to add to the emotion and give color. Lacking that, my main feeling about poetry is usually that I wish they would get to the dang point. Spit it out, already! __________________ Even evil magicians get up in the night and look for cookies, sometimes. ~ Mercedes Lackey

02-21-2008, 07:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
LizMusica Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Type: Posts: 20	I like poetry but I hardly read it, when I do it is fun to pick it apart. Although, I write potential song lyrics when I am inspired but other then that it isn't very often. Maybe I just haven't found the write stuff to look at that has captured me besides song lyrics.

02-21-2008, 08:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
Uberfuhrer Metal Join Date: May 2007 Type: ENTP Location: C-Town, Ohio Posts: 8,829	So I'm guessing that the whole purpose of poetry is just to sound pretentious. __________________ "Knowledge is power; the more I know about you, the more power I have over you." --Überführer

02-21-2008, 08:16 PM	#19 (permalink)
LizMusica Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Type: Posts: 20	to me I always see poetry as different then lyrics... Maybe it would be better to say I don't pick up a book of poetry and start reading it for pleasure. Instead I examine other lyrics to songs, or by reading a book about writting lyrics so that I can learn. I do stand in awe of what other people can do and I desire to get that musical side of me out. That gives me enjoyment because I know I have the potential to do so as well. It is just that part of me that sparks alot of excitment when I complete it. Anyways, poetry is great, but difficult to understand sometimes

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
NTs and poetry...	Uberfuhrer	The NT Rationale	32	02-25-2008 10:57 PM
Community Poetry Service	niffer	The NF Idyllic	32	02-14-2008 02:03 AM
Interesting poetry exercise you might like	Sahara	Arts & Entertainment	27	08-12-2007 05:51 AM