why do people write poetry?

Poetry is a form of art. Poetry is unique. Poetry became popular during and after the American revolutionary war. Poetry during the war was used as an escape or a stress reliever for the soldiers on both sides of the war. It was a way for them to express their feelings about the war, what they miss, or just to put themselves to sleep. As a soldier during that time, they faced harsher weather conditions that today’s soldiers so the winters were really tough of them. Poetry was created to describe the weather. Also the soldiers had to experience the act of killing and fighting over dead soldiers. Soldiers are human like us, they create friendships and became close with the other soldiers because of the amount of time they spent together. Losing the soldiers were harsh times for the living soldiers. They used poetry to describe the experience, which creates a graphic image. Poetry is special, if done correctly one can feel, imagine, smell, or taste what the author wants you to taste. Poetry can be short but it can take one to a whole different world for just a couple of minutes. That is what makes poetry magical.