Ethan's Awesome Literature Blog!

Ok, time to settle this debate once and for all... Poetry. Poetry, poetry, poetry. Is it literature's crown, or is it merely from the bottom of the barrel? This topic is  quite  controversial among critics and writers alike. Some see poetry as the almighty. The one shining achievement of literature. A bright light in a dark world. While others see it as the opposite. A waste of time and full of lies. The worst thing to ever come out of language itself. I, personally, am on the latter. I truly believe poetry is beautiful and capable of conveying and provoking so many feelings and thoughts. Here's why: Poetry, unlike other genres of literature, helps us understand and appreciate the world around us. Fellow blogger and literary critic, Juan Vidal, says that "poetry is language broken down, chiselled, and refined, made to say what is unsayable through any other means." This statement is one that only applies to the beauty of poetry. Take prose for ex...