I think we will always have the impulse towards visual poetry with us, and I wouldn't agree with Bly that it's a bad thing. It depends on the ability of the individual poet to do it well, and to make a shape which is interesting enough to hold your attention.
“I constantly make lists and itineraries and then can't stick to any of them.”
“My father was the king of the joke-tellers. I was so impressed as a child watching him, holding people in rapt attention.”