The stigma that was once attached to things society deemed unhealthy served the purpose of making them undesirable. With the stigma gone many people see little reason not to do whatever feels good at the moment.
Probably all the attention to poetry results in some value though the attention is more often directed to lesser than to greater values.
Besides the actual reading in class of many poems I would suggest you do two...
That's a wonderful change that's taken place and so most poetry today is...
The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry...
Who writes poetry imbibes honey from the poisoned lips of life.
My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and...
I write poetry in order to live more fully.