Why are there no more great poets, lauded poets? And I don't

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>>376187978
oh i get it, you think because something is sold at walmart it's bad by default.

are you 14, or just a vain "where is my moleskine" sudo?

>>376187978
Seamus Heaney was great, although he passed away a few years ago. Irish poets in general are pretty interesting.

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>>376188786
I read a poem of his just now, he seems good.

>>376187978
Because of wide accessibility of tools (any moron can start writing garbage) and information exchange (dilutes creativity, everything is a derivative of something someone saw).

Also traditional forms of literature (books, specifically fiction) are declining sharply.

>>376189137
>Also traditional forms of literature (books, specifically fiction) are declining sharply.

Let's see some proof, surely you have market figures and comparisons to back this claim up?

>>376188991
His poetry is very interesting but takes a bit of background on Irish history to get the full context of what he's talking about. The collection of his work from 1965 to 1975 is quite good.

>>376188893
at least it's not an eceleb thread

>>376189495
It's mostly information I gathered from other people in the industry who keep track of that, but here's one: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/26/fiction-sales-drop-quarter-last-five-years-lack-leisure-time/

>>376188991
Although if you're looking for a foundation in modern Irish poetry you should start with W.B. Yeats.

>>376187978
Marc m is a pretty good poet.

>>376189901
>A bumper year for non-fiction saw a nine per cent rise in sales to £884m, helping the UK publishing industry as a whole to its strongest year in history.

>>376190484
>non-fiction
Now read >>376189137.

Pound is shit

>>376190664
blame brexit