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Originally Posted by rainerm
In relation to my earlier post: Of course times have changed. WiFi and television are ever-present distractions. But the point Brodsky's making is this: let's push to make poetry an essential part of American lives, as essential as the Bible and the telephone book.
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I wouldn't personally consider any of those to be "essential" to my life. I honestly can't remember the last time I used any of them.