Some Like Poetry Poem by Wislawa Szymborska

Some Like Poetry

Rating: 3.7


Some -
thus not all. Not even the majority of all but the minority.
Not counting schools, where one has to,
and the poets themselves,
there might be two people per thousand.

Like -
but one also likes chicken soup with noodles,
one likes compliments and the color blue,
one likes an old scarf,
one likes having the upper hand,
one likes stroking a dog.

Poetry -
but what is poetry.
Many shaky answers
have been given to this question.
But I don't know and don't know and hold on to it
like to a sustaining railing.


Translated by Regina Grol

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rajendran Muthiah 15 July 2012

one likes soup, stroking a dock but runs off seeing poets because the poets are mad.

6 9 Reply
Walterrean Salley 08 February 2012

I love poetry. But, of course, I'm a poet (-ess) . And I love this poem about poetry. Thanks for sharing it. voted 10

8 6 Reply
Pranab K Chakraborty 12 July 2012

Nice. Very nice. Actually so straight the realisation, naturally the expression becomes much lucid. And it is the beauty of this writing............Regards, Pranab k c

6 4 Reply
Joseph Poewhit 12 July 2013

Poetry makes the world spin in truths.

5 4 Reply

In fact it is the truth in the poem. Likes very much.

9 0 Reply
cole grumman 18 October 2021

potery is so gay 0/10

10 5 Reply
Dr. Antony Theodore 21 January 2021

but one also likes chicken soup with noodles, one likes compliments and the color blue, one likes an old scarf, one likes having the upper hand, one likes stroking a dog. Strange is our minds. tony

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Dr Antony Theodore 21 July 2020

Poetry - but what is poetry. Many shaky answers have been given to this question. But I don't know and don't know and hold on to it very interesting. there is truth in it. tony

1 0 Reply
ARESWAR 27 February 2020

IM USIN DIS FUR MEINE HAUSAUFGABEN

1 0 Reply
Chinedu Dike 28 August 2019

Well articulated and nicely brought forth with insight. Thanks for sharing...........................................................

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