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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Poetry... is (one of) the least useful art forms ever invented.
IMHO, of course.
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...by modern standards.
The problem is modern culture values transparency, simplicity, and accessibility whereas poetry often is about style and elliptical communication. It can be very economical but it requires some work to extract its content. Rather like encryption.
Poetry, especially modern poetry, is an acquired taste and most people just never acquire it.