Poetry is it important?

Yes I believe poetry is very important especially in literature. There should definitely be a month dedicated to poetry. It is important because it helps people think outside of the box and look for hidden meanings. Poetry makes people READ instead of just skimming the surface. This guy has no idea what he is talking about, the fact that he does not want a month dedicated to poetry it rather sad. While I admit I'm not the biggest fan of poetry I see its importance and I do enjoy some poetry, it depends on the writer. I loved "Hopscotch Harlem" or whatever it was called by Maya Angelou and some other poems by other other poets that we read in our Perrine.