Why Poetry Is Dying (opens in new tab)

I’ve made the argument before wrt other media (music, static visual media, and literature) that all art is dying due to the inundation

We were raised to rail against the gatekeepers and tastemakers of art for perpetuating voices of oppressive homogeneity, but we didn’t realize the importance of filtration. What we actually needed was a rotation of the guard, not an abolition of such authority

Well, the author doesn't claim that poetry is dying, but rather that an overwhelming amount of poetry is being written and published, leading to a flood of mediocre work that makes it difficult to find good poetry.

The most talented poets have been writing lyrics for like 80 years now.

It was nice to see the author admit that his title was clickbait, but disappointing to see him wrap a whole essay around points that halfway beg reactions of: "OK, Boomer", with the other half being an example of an academic who cannot accept poetry as a cultural communication tool that follows its owns rules, and instead tries to claim his rules as the right way to be poetic.