Journal 74: Poetry's Social Function

I think everyone should have poetry of one or another kind. Poetry doesn't just have to be a sonnet or a Haiku, it can poetry in a broader sense, more applicable to everyone. Owning one's own poetry and producing great writers is greatly influence society. Every year a writer's work makes an impact on the world. Authors such as J.K Rowling, Suzanne Collins, and J.R.R. Tolkien have influenced the world on a great scale with their books. The books that they have written give many people a place to go to, a fantasy land were they can be who and what they want without restrictions. Poetry is a short and more simple version of that and it too gives people a since of a better life to give hope. Everyone's own poetry reflects what they desire the most, love, riches, fame, or companionship. Without poetry and literature generation after generation would be out of ideas and without dreams to chase after. Without dreams they will run out of motivation and soon the world will fall apart with no one wanting to do anything. They will not speak to each other because they have nothing to talk about and soon language will disappear as we know it.