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UnPoetia is an Uncyclopedia project dedicated to that most incisive of mediums, poetry: the art form of, "writing incoherent phrases to suggest mystery and generally confuse people."

Poetry has a long history, and early attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle's Poetics, focused on the various uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song and charming the togas off of potential bed buddies. Contemporary poets, such as Dylan Thomas, often identify poetry not as a literary genre within a set of genres, but as noble way of remaining unemployed and virtually useless to society. (Learn More...)