Finding a place for profanity in poetry 13 Articles

by Gerardine Baugh

"Finding a place for profanity in poetry" "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer " -~Mark Twain I am making the assumption' that by using the word profanity' you're u...read more

by Lily A. Thorns

The use of profanity in poetry indicates a lack of creativity and a level of immaturity on the part of the writer. Everyone is capable of writing and using obscene words, but that doesn't make everyone a poet. Poetry is ...read more

by Raven Lebeau

A poem is not an essay, as a painting is not a photograph. When writing an essay, one attempts to present a clear and truthful depiction of an idea, event, or opinion. Like a photograph, an essay must be clear and should...read more

by Robert Miller

Why Not? Finding a place for profanity in poetry too much for the elite to comprehend, that this is what our world is faced with? This world of ours is coming to a world of big cities, all connect one way or the other, s...read more

by Martin Rodriguez

Resourceful poets use a cornucopia of tools and methods at leisure to convey the feelings that they want to. They can invoke emotions and reactions from readers, as well as establish connections and relationships between t...read more

by James Kester

Profanity literally means vulgar or irreverent language, neither of which I think are proscribed or should be in poetry. I do not think there is anything unrespectable in using what are called vulgarisms. They tend to be...read more

by Walter Ryan

Don't act like it is a big deal. Sorry you are so fragile. Your virgin ears could not bare, the blast of colorful metaphors. When did the world become so handle with care? Oh my don't use profanity, excuse me please,...read more

by ashleytreece

PROFANITY. What may be profane to you, may be mediocre to me, and so it goes. It's an opinion, not a fact. I think that profanity should be acceptable in literature, especially poetry, due to the fact that poetry is intend...read more

by Mark Hammerschmidt

Poetry is a form of expression. There exists such a thing as beautiful poetry, but not all poetry is beautiful, nor should it be. Like most forms of writing, poetry is centered on character. It should tell a story and use ...read more

by Jenny Faulhorn

A Hero's Journey When I got this assignment, I wasn't too pleased about writing it. Not because I can't write, or ...read more

by S. james-T Ward

I cannot imagine an acceptable arena for profanity in poetry with the exception of Def Jam. This is not a space I choose to take part or merely an interest in as it seems to extend beyond all literary boundaries free reig...read more

by Daniel Uncapher

In a room of doctors discussing the human body, "vagina" is as sexual a term as "skull" or "toe." Because "vagina," when used scientifically, is perfectly acceptable terminology. In poetry, all language gains the same r...read more

by Ken Ichikawa

If you mean profane in the sense of vulgar, then it would seem paradoxal for it to have a "respectable place" anywhere. However, some poetry makes itself the mirror of our world and as such cannot help but to ...read more