Ahem....
Poetry is fine...it is, as Kona said, a refreshing change to the usual....BUT..
The poems in question should have a meaning....a bearing... on the times....poetry is fine so long as it is not meaningless dribble. A few of the poems have managed some semblance to this....but they have bee drowned out by the crap posted by people with absolutely no idea.....
A poetry war? Why not! A few poems by people expressing their opinions? Why not! The odd poem posted by those who just think it is a fine poem, which should be shared by all? Why not!
But the meaningless crap which has made up about half of it? Ha! You know where you can stick it....

Caled Tiercel, Burned One (bored with bad and meaningless poetry, but quite happy with the good stuff)

Penned by my hand on the 14th of Sarapin, in the year 242 AF.