Poetry as a kind of art has been influencing people's lives for centuries. Some people think that today young people read poems much lesser than earlier, while others are inclined to believe that poetry still plays a big role in youth's lives.

In my opinion, young people are not so interested in poetry as previous generations. Firstly, earlier poetry was one of the few kinds of entertainment whereas today we have a lot of ways to spend our free time with pleasure. The Internet, a TV, and other form of modern amusements successfully compete with poetry for young people’s attention.  Secondly, classical forms of art are becoming much less popular among youth. Young people consider poetry as an outdated phenomenon and prefer more modern kinds of mass culture as podcasting or blogging. 

However, there are people who claim that poetry