Book 27, Number 5602:

Narrated Ash-Sharid:

One day when I rode behind Allah"s Messenger (peace_be_upon_him), he said (to me): Do you remember any poetry of Umayyah ibn AbusSalt. I said: Yes. He said: Then go on. I recited a couplet and he said: Go on. Then I again recited a couplet and he said: Go on, I recited one hundred couplets (of his poetry). This hadith has been reported on the authority of Sharid through another chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.

Book 27, Number 5610:

Narrated Sa"d ibn AbuWaqqas:

Allah"s Apostle (peace_be_upon_him) said: It is better for the belly of any one of you to be stuffed with pus rather than to stuff (one"s mind) with poetry.

Book 27, Number 5611:

Narrated AbuSa"id al-Khudri:

We were going with Allah"s Messenger (peace_be_upon_him). As we reached the place (known as) Arj there met (us) a poet who had been reciting a poem. Thereupon Allah"s Messenger (peace_be_upon_him) said: Catch the satan or detain the satan, for filling the belly of a person with pus is better than stuffing his brain with poetry.

Book 27, Number 5612:

Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib:

Allah"s Apostle (peace_be_upon_him) said: He who played chess is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine.