Humor Comments

A beautiful and meaningful depiction on the importance of humor in life.So cleverly crafted.

Through humor, the poem suggests, individuals can find solace, resistance, and even liberation.

Chosen again thrice.Thank you so much for sharing and celebrating human spirit

CONGRATS being chosen again by Poem Hunter And Team as The Modern Poem of The Day. Hooray! ROP Marks! 5 Stars

Great poem by Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Congrats being chosen by Poem Hunter and Team as The Modern Poem Of The Day!

I have the same opinion today: Yevtushenko's portrayal of humor as an unwavering and subversive entity underscores its significance in challenging oppressive systems and maintaining the human spirit. Through humor, the poem suggests, individuals can find solace, resistance, and even liberation.

LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST: Yevtushenko's portrayal of humor as an unwavering and subversive entity underscores its significance in challenging oppressive systems and maintaining the human spirit. Through humor, the poem suggests, individuals can find solace, resistance, and even liberation.

The poem concludes with a tribute to humor's ever-presence and nimbleness, celebrating it as a valiant force that cannot be extinguished.

Despite attempts to commission or eliminate humor, it remains elusive. Executed time and again, humor resurfaces, thumbing its nose at authority. It slips through prison bars and stone walls, marching with resilience and defiance.

Humor, represented by the character Hodja-Nasr-ed-Din, cleanses hypocrisy and meanness like a chessboard swept clean of pieces.

In the poem, Yevtushenko portrays humor as a force that transcends social hierarchies. Tsars, kings, and emperors may command grand parades, but they remain powerless when it comes to humor. Even the tramp Aesop, who visits the palaces of the wealthy and influential, perceives them as paupers.

It celebrates the indomitable spirit of humor, which defies authority, oppression, and even death. The theme revolves around the resilience and irrepressibility of humor, emphasizing that it cannot be controlled, suppressed, or extinguished by powerful rulers or dire circumstances.

CONGRATS being chosen by PoemHunter and Team as The Modern Poem Of The Day! 5 Stars full. TFS

The author 'was a Soviet and Russian poet. He was also a novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, publisher, actor, editor, university professor, and director of several films.' died 2017

The poem states/says: 'humor is not to be bought! ' WELL.............Bri CAN be bought, along with his humor/(humour for my U.K. friends) . For each carton of ice cream I receive, I'll write some humor. bri : )

'He appeared to submit in every way, accepting the life-beyond, but of a sudden he wriggled out of his coat, and, waving his hand, did a bolt. Humor was shoved into cells, but much good that did. Humor went straight through prison bars and walls of stone.'

Sarcasm is a weapon

That is a great poem about humor ;)

Living in the Soviet era humor would have been an endangered species, but I guess it triumphed. This is one of those poems you never forget.

great thoughts. thanks for sharing. :) bri