What happened with poetry?

[Tiger the Lion]

What happened with poetry? Is poetry dead or is critique dead?

When I first joined this site nearly nine years ago it was electric, buzzing with poetry of all standards getting posted regularly in all forums and it was where i learnt what poetry was and more importantly what poetry wasn't. There were loads of people who were willing to impart knowledge and advice and help others become better poets.

I love this site and i'm not questioning it whatsoever, more so that i'm wondering whether the world has the appetite for poetry anymore or even perhaps whether the world has the appetite to critique poetry. It's a shame, this is where i learnt to critique and was one of the only places on the net where critique was mandatory.

I don't check anymore but i presume that blog world is no longer obsessed with 5-7-5...

I lost my train of thought, 

first it was the blues section in the music shop shrinking then the poetry section in the bookshop shrinking... help

any thoughts anyone

mark (mildly sad, but not overly so)

Mark, if it cheers you up at all, you were one of the ones who helped to transform my short pieces into something that resembled poetry. You and Ray and Dale. We're still in a slow rebuild after some devastating losses, but I for one am thrilled to have you back. 
Paul