Do not be cross with poetry

[QDeathstar]

aha! you caught my drunk annoyed post that i immediately regretted and deleted. touché!

however, i am in a mischievous mood. so let's try for a rebuttal. it will have to be immanent because, quite frankly, i cannot remember the context [either of what you were saying or what i was arguing against]

if your thesis [again, can't remember] is the opposite assertion "an understood poem is one more fully enjoyed", then i suggest you look up the word empirical. both understanding and enjoyment are subjective states. if you can empirically observe either, then you are a wizard and teach me your secrets. however, if you mean that you have been told "i understood that poem, therefore i enjoyed it" [which i highly doubt], this is anecdotal evidence, at best. i have heard said, often, "i don't know what you just said, but i like it!" who wins?

my imperical evidence for people preferring poems they understand is that easily understood poems are way more popular and pervasive in current culture than obtuse difficult ones #aintgottimeforthat

i suppose i just found some irony in you using a made up word to further your argument about meaning. i also recognise that actually i was being the pompous twat, again, why i deleted the comment.

Google defines irregardless. I consider it a word, like ain't.

so, that's that. oh, and whoever said about their 'philosophy teacher' thing doesn't sound legit. i don't know any philosophy professors [and i know a fair few] who would say that. in fact, i think it's Descartes 101 to make that argument.

I can only tell you it happened... I don't guess he was a fan of Descartes.....