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English, never a language for poetry, has finally given up the ghost on the whole endeavor.

The reason we are even "debating" this is because even the most casual observer now realizes modern English poetry exists by fiat. It is poetry if the author says it is. And not one can disagree on technical grounds, because there aren't any.

As a result the whole profession has become a joke, a progressive praise circle, where the last few remaining members of the bad poet society pretend to like each other's works and give each other empty praises and prizes.

Are all hopes lost?

Not entirely.

Decades from now, history will recognize the rap stars as the poets of our age.

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