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

[AndreyGaganov]

Precisely. Why do people who scream when they see a cockroach get a butterfly tattooed on their bums? Things do not have to be logical - in fact, deconstructing this to try to prove to you that poetry is not a chore is far too much of a chore. Well trolled.

But how is it not a chore when it comes with rules of its own: 1) read aloud; 2) read over and over again; 3) come up with the appropriate tone; 4) do some research (a.k.a. looking for the information that the poet should have provided you with instead)? Come to think of it, why don't we read prose in the similar way - aloud and with the right tone?