And why poetry?

It has a touch of music and can tell a story or a complex idea with brevity and wit.  Lastly poetry can touch the heart and soul where most fiction can't.  So please do not kill poetry?!!  Breath life back into it at the Acadamy and honor it so writing it becomes common for the curious and "Ordinary" person.  I believe that hidden from the libraries are the struggles and suffering and love and joy of countless people who had no better outlet than verse for expression and healing.

This is a strong plea, and saner than you might realize,
Don't let this die please!  Poetry is and has always been part of human nature.  We need it, and I would find it the sadest thing if it were to completely fade away.