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¿Question #1406?
yossarians: Ever read poetry for fun?

JuggaloNinja: I don't know about fun, for enjoyment yes.
BOBBYCAN: No.
vandemonium: Sure!
aleo09: yes
purplewurple: sure
NX_Phoenix: Infrequently--I have difficulty finding poets I like.
Narlgoth: No
tankexmortis: Of course! I'm a devoted fan of Amanda McKittrick Ros ("Holy Moses! Have a look! / Flesh decayed in every nook!") and Edward Edwin Foot (whose poems are sadly impossible to quote properly).
Stelio: Absolutely. A beautifully crafted use of language is a joy to behold, and there are some marvellous examples to be found in the works of great poets.
jegan22280: no
jocose: yes
kingofthegrill: i would like to
kathleenryan: yes
Felimid: Yes.
daveroswell: Children's poetry
cgund: NO, way too much work. But I do like Reginald Gibbons, especially his prose poem (is that what it's called?) "Five Pears or Peaches"
Aussie550: yeh...ee cummings stuff
Phantom: Nope.
Hector Vortac: There is nothing fun about poetry. It was exercise of the will.
mbrna: Somehow, that concept is an oxymoron.
zeotter: One, but I hurt myself and had to listen to Heavy Metal for a week to recover.
Numskull: Not anymore, but I read Dante's Inferno of my own volition when I was 15. I got really sick of all the footnotes, but I finished it anyway.
zott: nah
ironsizide: Yup. Limericks mostly
foxxdye: Is the Pope's ass water tight? No really, is it?
Skull_Leader: yes
DHEK: Yeah. But it's not for me. I get bored reading poetry.
Maijin: I've attempted but never succeeded.
franklincobb: Not for fun, no.
Raukodraug: Yes.
vampywife: yep
diemacher: Yes
jruddy: Yes
Chris Page: Very rarely, as I find most poetry boring and/or pretentious.
JimmyJingle: No way, Jose.
LarryHerene: Do not enjoy as mutch as Science, Science Fiction or History.
torinhill: Yes
nerotora: yes, it depends on what you mean for fun though...
Munchkin_Micih: Funny...
cad614: yes
mikehibbert: hell yeah!
AngieBaby: yes
dmomo: Maybe.
Sid Hawkins: Yes
Avatar_69: No.
mergryphon: Yes
WatchmanX2000: yes. and you?
jasta6: Yes...............................................
Jet Jaguar: That's like asking if you play chess for the sex.
brainrob: Yes
TheDS: ever been north of the north pole?
Kazin: No. Sorry.
Helenoftroy: huh, yeah of course. Still haven't found a masters or doctoral program in poetry. Anyone know of one?
skrutsch: Yup.
ThatFalafelGirl: sure
scriptorum: Yes, but I turned out to be wrong.
bekudno: Haven't in a long time.
rawdawg: no i write it
LemonyFresh: Yes
ctalbot: Yes.
agnespoodle: Sure, Shel Silverstein.
Odat: Heavens no
Redneon: no
ssmooth: Now and then
xlorp: Only in languages other than English.
puffinge: oxymoron alert
sourwyrm: no
Suzan: yes
GuyHill: yes
CharlieWonka: never
Lord_Prussian: Very occasionally but never Vogon.
Mease19: oh yes!
leece: A poem is a fruit/ That eaten remains fresh /in your memory.
dakarp: Yes.
bluebehir: No I do not.
Igmatto: no
BaSL: yes
Nick Danger: Right after I finish shaving with a broken mirror shard for kicks.
The Unbeliever: 42
Nap16: Yes.
mandj2001: nope
ronster0: yes
Shakar: Yes.
Myszka: Yes of course, for what other reason one may read poetry? For money? ;)
Ivan: Yes - am I sad?
Karlsen: No
erli: I suppose if I had nothing better to do with my time--yeah
shumyum: Why else?
snoozefest: n
bop517: Yep.
hooded_paladin: A little bit. I mostly only like my own poetry.
thoia: yes
WasQ: yes
heli: y
Drewcooter: Yes, but not very often
fanboy: not lately
Mosse: Do drinking songs count?
2amp: yes
Ludocrazy: Yes
Tim Synge: Don't think so - who wrote it?
djlg: Yes.
Dave: I don't know if "fun" is the right word... but I think "yes" is the answer you're looking for here.
darthcliff: Yes
UhhhClem: Why else would you read poetry?
AlorielLelyn: Yep
redhuntingcap: yes
Oborro: yup
gnomehome: No
Belash: yes
tragicpoet: Read & write it.
BobDodgerBlue: Yes
jttm: Never
skelebone: Not really.
CortexBomb: Sure, I'm not a big fan of it, but I've picked up stuff like Whitman on occasion, and I attend slams every once in a while for some light fun
Gelatinous Goo: that's pretty much the only way I read poetry
melissa: Not so often now I have no free time
sos1: Yes, at least annually
Spielfreak: More for inspiration.
chaddyboy_2000: No.
ynnen: Frequently, especially nontraditional stuff or Lovecraft/Poe works
Blackwind: nope
louiseh: Yes.
CDRodeffer: Yes.
viogression: Yes