losing poetry

[addy]

I don't think there's a lack of good poetry (still many amazing writers out there), but its possible that the society we have now doesn't see or use it or appreciate it in the same way. With the kind of media we have now, we turn to Justin bieber songs to express our feelings (well, some of us do). We chat with friends in short bursts of conversation via text or twitter or whatever. Back then, it was more common for people to write long, thoughtful, touching letters to one another, something that bridges nicely to poetry, I think .... I sometimes wonder if its the loss of that intensive writing as a common form of expression that's making poetry seem esoteric to a lot of people.