And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it is surprising that so much poetry is written.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Poetry being the sign of that which all men desire, even though the desire be unconscious, intensity of life or completeness of experience, the universality of its appeal is a matter of course.
The other side of it is that, despite all that, people reach out to poetry at the key moments in their lives.
I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not part of the cultural mainstream.
I've been surprised to learn how many people love poetry. It's beautiful to see that people want poetry in their lives.
Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra, and somehow prose can go over into poetry.
It is my belief that many who think they dislike poetry are really poetical in their natures and are indebted to it, more than they imagine, for the success they may have achieved, even in practical pursuits, and for the enjoyment their lives have afforded them.
People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it. They don't want fancy work.
It should here be added that poetry habitually takes the form of verse.
In my life, I've seen enormous increase in the consumption of poetry. When I was young, there were virtually no poetry readings.
Poetry is a beautiful way of spoiling prose, and the laborious art of exchanging plain sense for harmony.
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