What is poetry?

To me poetry is not merely an attractive arrangement of words but a tool to understand myself n the world around me.I think we all need a spark of skepticm,of doubt, of self-enquiry n a courage took at our own conditionings.We should have courage to assess n reassess our intellectual,emotional,psuychological n spiritual beliefs.That is what inner growth is,I beleive.Life is too short to go on missing all the beauties n mystries of life.
To me poetry is a tool to understand myself n the world around me.I beleive that we should try to ignite a spark of doubt,of skepticsm,of enquiry about our own conditionings n beliefs.We should have a courage to go beyond our conditioned beliefs-political,religious,emotioanl n psychological.
I want to start an honest debate within ourselves as well among ourselves.Hope to get a feedback with stiimulating thoughts

Re: What is poetry?

POETRY IS...BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE!

Re: What is poetry?

I dont know if you understand urdu or not but the first thing came to my mind was this shair;
Sekhey hein Mah-rukhoun ke le-ay hum musawary
tuqreeb kuch tu bahrey mulakaat chahe -ay
(sory if it is off line)

Re: What is poetry?

poetry sometimes takes you away
and sometimes takes you towards life .
itjust a tool to open your heart and mind . it can be a tool to heal as well

Re: What is poetry?

once iqbal said
mera her shair meray khoon ka qatra hota hey

abb aap khud samajh lain keh iqbal nay poetry kaisay kee

Re: What is poetry?

My all poetry is autobiographical in nature,more or less

Re: What is poetry?

dance of words?

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What is that????I mean all the pain n joys are what i really felt

Re: What is poetry?

...all the emotions of a person

Re: What is poetry?

Waste of time!