Poetry has been around longer than most would think, Homer the author of one of the most epic poetry The Odyssey has been around since the 12Th Century B.C and that’s just for him poetry goes further than that. But what does this have to with why poetry matters. Well think if something like this has been around for as long as it has it must matter somehow, but why and how? Well poetry to this day still influences many things like rap, and allows anyone to get out what they want in a very thoughtful way. There’s many ways to use poetry, you can use for political, problems going on in the world, or things that gone on in your own life the list is endless it’s such an amazing tool to use especially with the different styles, tones ,and imagery.
