Andrey's questions about poems (split from the intro thread)

[AndreyGaganov]

... Otherwise, I may have found it hard to believe that poetry has any purpose other than communication, i.e. that it can exist for the sheer pleasure of existing.

OK, ... (1) existing for the sake of communication and (2) existing for existence's sake - two different things (the latter of which, obviously, makes no sense at all). Moreover, I don't understand how "the sheer pleasure of [a poem's existence]" can occur. 

My advice to you would be to just read more. We learn at the fringe of what we know, and as you know more, some of the questions you're asking will find their own answers. But if after you've given it a fair shot nothing comes of it, then yeah - it's time to drop it. My father in law swears by golf, I positively hate it, so it takes all sorts.

Well, once again: I'm not in the habit of giving up on things. Can't quit. I don't have a choice ... mainly because I hate the feeling of disappointment from being left out of a loop on something. So, with that said, how is giving up on poetry a healthy way to go?