defense of poesy

From: Dan
To: Writers of Intentionally Bad Poetry
Subject: From a comment box

i think my annoyance with these bad poetry ventures is that they seem to not be about writing poetry as much as using the idea of poetry as a “high art” or something “elevated” or “classy” as a way to tell a joke. which is strange to me because poetry can have jokes and can be funny without trying to get the humor from intentional “badness.”

i think maybe a lot of this stems from so many people not “understanding” or learning how to read/appreciate poetry.

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i find it annoying, a genuine blight
this abuse of poesy’s purity and class
to tell bad jokes, and this leaves me aghast
when good poesy can jest and be full of delight.

i wonder if this artform is misunderstood?
are bad poesy’s writers such untrained plebes?
why must they persist, o! how my heart bleeds
for those who don’t write as aesthetes should!