do people still read poetry?

Question

And if yes, Who

Answer 1

there are probably more people making a living out of poetry now than there have ever been. there is very little money to be made by publishing poetry - there never was (one of the reasons shakespeare turned to the theatre) - but poets who have established even a slender reputation can find themselves niches teaching modern literature, running creative writing programs, or chairing poetry appreciation weekends and judging competitions.

contemporary writing is very healthy: les murray, geoffrey hill, james fenton and john james are all writing poems as good as any in any other contemporary literature.

and some of the poetry sites for young people on the internet have some extremely promising young talent in shoot.

Answer 2

This people do. Check out these poets: Tony Hoagland, Sascha Feinstein, Louise Erdrich, Maya Angelou, Robert Frost,
W.H. Auden, Boris Pasternak, Jim Metcalf, Donald Hall, James Dickey, Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Answer 3

God yes!
Philip Larkin
T S Eliot
W B Yeats
Wilfred Owen
e e cummins
Dylan Thomas
Rupert Brooke
John Betjeman
Gerard Manley Hopkins

Answer 4

Some people do. I would love to read poetry, but I have no idea where to start.. the library, books a million, that other book dtore, or the web.. hmm

Answer 5

Yes, I like to read poetry, any will do.

Answer 6

I read poetry.

A lot of Poe and Dickenson. I sometimes read Robert Frost, and there are a couple of local authors that I like to read. I write a lot of poetry as well.

Answer 7

Yes. In fact, I myself read poetry on occasion. Generally epic poems such as Gilgamesh, Beowulf or Homer.

Answer 8

Yes! I read Wordsworth, Coleridge, Anne Bradstreet, Emily Dickenson, among others.

Answer 9

Yes, I like Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson!

Answer 10

Yes I do. The big literature prizes often publish anthologies of their winning poems. I like The Forward Prize anthology amongst others.

As for individual poets, I couldn't say, although children;s poet Michael Rosen is very entertaining but also very moving - especially when writing about his late son.