Poetry Is Pretentious

A Grook is a type of poem or proverb created by the Danish poet Piet Hein. Grooks are short, aphoristic, often humorous poems. They reveal, in a minimum amount of words and with a minimum amount of lines, some basic truth about the human condition. They are typically accompanied by simple line drawings.

Rules of Grooks  

1. Short, aphoristic, often humorous
2. Say something about  the human condition
3. Optional, though encouraged, line drawing

Examples of Grooks

Here’s a classic grook by Piet Hein

Here are some Grooks by us:

Wishing for luck is
   A foolish pursuit
It is something you make 
   All up to you
Believe in your luck 
   And it will come your way 
Let’s put it to the test 
   Good luck today

— by Corey Bryan

We’ve lost many games 
In our lifetime of play 
But ask yourself this:
Have you lost yet today?

— by Sam Kilkenny