Poetry seems to have been eliminated as a literary genre, and installed instead, as a kind of spiritual aerobic exercise - nobody need read it, but anybody can do it.
“Performers like Tommy Cooper, who are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart.”
“I now have two kids of my own in college, so I know how important it is that we keep the dream alive for every family and I share the concern about rising tuition costs.”