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I don't think I've ever read poetry, ever. I'm not really book-smart.

For whatever reason, people, including very well-educated people or people otherwise interested in reading, do not read poetry.

A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be.

Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it.

I don't think anybody reads a book of poetry front to back. Editors and reviewers only. I don't think anybody else does.

So few people read poetry. That's sad, isn't it?

Poetry at its best can do you a lot of harm.

I read mostly poetry.

I think poetry should be read very much like prose, except that the line breaks should be acknowledged somehow.