Even poets don't have time for poetry. Unless a father dies, or a baby is born, or you fall in love - really in love. Then a different set of needs takes over. Poetry provides a language for the emotions, a way to express joy, gratitude, grief, sadness. It's always been so.
Poetry is essential to the fabric of culture - and to the fabric of our lives.
We don't have time for poetry. We've got them right for the most part. Deeply felt concern is not as effective as insulin. Try curing hydrocephalus with tenderness. That perches in the soul .