I didn’t write this; I spotted this on a website by Jame Howell, a gamer doing his Masters in the States.

It truly deciphers the meaning of poetry; as I know and understand it: 

Top Ten Reasons to Date a Poet

James Clinton Howell

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10. Bedsprings should creak in iambs.

9. God gave the world sex; poets gave the world orgasms.

8. We can show you what “epic” means.

7. Published poets know about getting in between covers.

6. You’ll sing monometric aubades all year long.

5. Beat Poetry is for lonely teens discovering themselves.

4. We’ll make nighttime an objective correlative you’ll never forget.

3. Our egos aren’t the only things that are big.

2. We’re faithful because we hate plagiarism.

1. Finally: It’s not the length of the line that matters, it’s the enjambment.