In American life today, we can find poetries in books, blogs, advertisements, and on the Internet, etc. However, one of the most popular and common ways of showing poetries is found in song lyrics. When we listen to songs, we don't usually recognize poetry’s existence because most people would focus on the melody of the song. However, when we listen carefully or read the lyrics without music, we can actually find them similar or same as poetry. Some lyrics are even abstract to be understood. Nevertheless, sometimes lyrics are more similar to prose.
I think poetry is not that important to people nowadays. In the past, people had less source of entertainment thus reading could be considered as a big part of their lives. Today, people have so many other fun things to do rather than reading. Furthermore, people would prefer conveying messages through visual and technological means such as watching videos rather than publishing a story or poetry.
Poetry is important to me because I listen to lots of songs. Few years ago, when my English wasn't as good as now, I actually learned a lot from song lyrics. It is also my first step to embrace English. I appreciate some of the messages that the artists were trying to tell through the lyrics. Sometimes they can be meaningful and inspiring.
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