All this sounds a very limited and a superficial view of whole scene. Poetry has always been under a dark shadow of this materialist world for it doesn't import a good flow of money. If that is the argument, I think we are looking at the wrong aspects. No author can segregate himself from the creation. Poetry is the soul of our life.
Every human being is a poet at heart.
Its aim is the spiritual growth of the person and that to in a slow and silent way. Poetry is the food for our soul as science is for the mind. Through this column, my aim would be to revive the dying forces of poetry with your help. Kindly send in your opinions about poetry as such. I am thankful to Shweta Sachdeva who wrote for this column before, for having given me this opportunity to bring to you poets of my choice.