poetry

A good poet is a Rishi ie one who has a contact with the higher realms of consciousness.To be able to write good poetry,it is necessary to have a very highly developed aesthetic sense. It is only highly refined natures who are able to express themselves poetically. By reading a poem,one can easily connect with the feelings of the poet.
Shakespeare,Milton,Blake,Joyce,Keats,Tagore and Ghalib were able to express themselves so beautifully because they had undergone tremendous self-discipline and were in touch with reality.
A true poet has the power to influence events around him because his thoughts have tremendous power and can have a bearing on day-to-day events.
Poetry today has taken a back-seat because of lack of education and culture in people.Day by day the majority of people are becoming more and more vulgar and cheap. If this trend continues,the day is not far when the whole world will become a vaudville. People have started resembling ghouls and zombies straight out of some horror movie.Their houses,dress,speech and manners are absolutely devoid of any vitality or character.