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[jeanthomas]

Rhythm is an element of poetry that is TIMELESS.
I read an article about rhythm and they said rhythm are for kids and that free verse and poems that don't rhyme are much better that rhythmic poems and are for adults. I TOTALLY disagree.
Rhythm was never use to make someone happy or laugh.
Rhythm is an element that adds beauty to the poem.
It was never a thing of the past. It's timeless.

thanks for sharing thing.

[theprinceofpoetr]

I only write rhyming poetry and I have been writing for thirty years. I rarely read poetry that does not rhyme. Poetry that does not rhyme has the same effect on me as poetry that does rhyme have on poets who write free poetry.

[Chaosmancer]

I find I can't rhyme most of the time. I just doesn't come naturally to me, maybe it is because I write stories more than poems  ???

I do know that forcing a heavy rhyme usually lessens the quality of the poem, but not always. Rhyme also has a powerful flow and rhythm to it. It may go out of style, but it will never disappear.

[JohnnyAza]

Rhyming itself isn't popular or not. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But the necessity of rhyme died when I picked up the pen to write my first poem - which I don't remember. The necessity of rhyme SHOULD be a thing of the past. Whether it is or not, I don't know; nor do I care to know. The necessity of rhyme NEVER existed in my world, and frankly....that's all that matters.
A beautifully rhymed poem can be inspiring. An awfully bad or even mediocre rhymed poem is blood in the ears and eyes - absolutely terrible. Most of the poems out there, including the classics, fall into the latter category. The self-realized poet knows and accepts this. Me? I'm too busy living in my own world to notice.
Keep rhyming if you want. In the end, it is you that really matters. The only real audience that matters is the first audience, and the first audience is You the Writer...ere Poet.
JA

[b53nan]

I enjoy reading poems no matter if rhyme or not. In saying that I enjoy writing in rhymes. Writing is what is important... to me.

[Elzrath]

I love to read poetry that has a rhyme to it I just don't like to write poetry that rhymes do to the fact that whatever I come up with sucks

[Mysteria]

I don't think it's a thing of the past... and I hope it never becomes one. I personally LOVE rhyme in poetry... I don't think I have ever written a poem without rhyme.

Not that I have anything against poems that don't rhyme because I have read some good pieces here, BUT, I still have a hard time seeing it as a traditional poem if there is no rhyme in it. To me, it sometimes just looks like a letter, or statement, or short-story... still well written, but kind of missing something. The rhyme is half the joy of it. I also think it's a lot harder to use rhyme because you have two things to accomplish. You must choose just the right words and have them come together so that it flows off the readers tongue in a beautiful rhyme WHILE making sense and continuing to express your message or story.

I dunno, that's just my two cents

 

[intothemist]

I would say it kinda goes both ways ??? personally i like doing both but to me poetry it's about unleashing your inner thoughts and ideas and sometimes for me they can rhyme but sometimes they don't.

But what do I know I have been much insulted :grin:

but to answer i would say no but perhaps in certain situations.

[Angel]

Poetry is not about rhyming, it is about writing from your heart so I don't think it matters whether you rhyme or not. You might like it more but if someone does not rhyme it does not mean that their work is not good.

I rhyme sometimes, sometimes I don't. It depends on what type of poem I am writing.

[MikeBlack]

Good poetry has nothing to do with Rhyming...Its about what you are trying to say if you can add a word that Rhyming with your last sentence great but don't cut yourself shot.... picking a word because its Rhyming might sell your poem short and the reader might not feel all its power....Rhyming just happens to a writer as the put words down its not really a style my Friend...Write what you feel and use the words that come up in your mind don't spend all day looking up words because when  you change the words around your poem becomes a lie and loses its free spirit....write from the soul!!!! in time better words will find there way onto the page but your poems will Hold there power and a Strait Face

[DU_Poetry]

I think rhythm is more important than rhyme in poetry, however I also think rhyming is great. You definitely have to work twice as hard to produce a great rhyming poem, because unless it's expertly done (and you don't even notice the rhymes) then your word selection will be questioned by the reader.

I think rhyming in poetry often gets a bad reputation as it's a staple feature of most generic pre-teen poetry.

[Mezzme]

Hell no.

[stevestirk]

What's wrong with rhyming ??? . There's good rhyming and bad rhyming. The worst kind of rhyming is 'forced rhyming' where it is just being used to keep the poem going. Good, meaningful rhyming is hard to find these days. I think rhyming is an essential part of the poetic art . It's all too easy to write freeform poetry which looks more and more like an essay. Is it poetry ?.......... I think not.

Bad rhyming

I have loved you always my love
And will to the end of my life
Your love is like a glove
that I bought once in East Fife

In this example, the rhyming is forced and crap. The poet has started the rhyme, and is simply using contrived wordings to keep it going. The poem loses credibility and meaning, and begins to meander into the realms of comedy.

[GrammyBlue]

Yes, I agree with everyone who has commented above me, but I would like to add something.  Rhyming is very important amongst authors.  Although, some writers have choosen to move away from it, but some move forward.  I am a strong follower that rhyming is great, but you can go other ways, too. 

I mean, maybe rhyming isn't your style.  Everyone writes differently, and that's what makes everyone on this site special.  I've seen people who remake nursery rhymes (I'm actually going to try that ), write about politics, write inspriational, haikus, raps (I had to mention that, ha, ha), and people who rhyme. 

In conclution to my horribly long *speech*, I think that it's not a thing of the past, people have just spread out amongst the years.  I mean, seriously, did Shakespere rap? No.  Did Dr. Seuss write politics?  Maybe, but as far as I know, no.  Everyone's unique when it comes to poetry.

[satyr]

As many people have stated already it depends on the form that you choose to adopt.  The form should fit the mood of the poem.  That said there are certain things that reduce the appeal of your poem: firstly, try not to use cliches and tired similes/metaphors and secondly, beware of simple one syllable rhymes in doggerel verse.  The use of forced or imprecise rhymes or rhymes that produce a faulty metre can spoil your work, as can trite and inept, overly sentimental verse.  If you are writing for children make that plain, otherwise your work needs a little more subtlety than Dr Seuss.

[feralpen]

There are exquisite examples of both. Forced rhyme will not make a poem better, just the opposite. Poor flow will do the same to free verse. I hold writers of ALL disciplines in high esteem if they apply themselves and attempt a sincere write ... even if it's sincere humor!

fp

[Casky]

I really only write rhyming poetry... it's what I grew up reading, so it's what I'm comfortable with, and when I'm feeling poetic that's how the words fall out (haha). I have a hard time reading and appreciating free verse, honestly, especially if I can't find the flow of it - then it just seems like sentences with willy-nilly line breaks to make it look like poetry. I agree that if you can't make your rhymes seem natural, then you'd do your idea more justice not to try forcing it to rhyme.

Even in published single-author collections it seems like it's just about all free verse nowadays. I'd like to see more rhyming poetry around...

[The_Fictionist]

Personally, I always prefer poems that rhyme. I guess it's because they just seem to flow better (if they're not forced.)
To me, free verse (not that I won't read it or appreciate it) can see like a bit of a shortcut sometimes. It's not that poem-y if that makes sense. It's more like a piece of writing. I love writing, and I'm getting kind of addicted to poetry...but hey.

I hope that rhyming isn't a thing of the past, although sometimes it seems like that.

[Myst]

Rhyming isn't a thing of the past.
And it is true that some people spend too much time trying.
The poem should just flow, whether it rhymes or not.
If my poem comes out rhyming, it rhymes, if it doesn't, it doesn't. That's it.
I don't spend too much time worrying about rhymes.