What happened with poetry?

[busker]

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)

When I joined this site, quite a few years ago, there were many more active members.
Ray, ella, billy, leanne, mercedes, tectak, milo, todd, in addition to tiger, rivernotch, you, etc.
Too many core members have died or just gone away. Someone like leanne was central to the development of the site, but it's difficult to find a replacement for someone like that.

Still, you'd argue, surely there are enough new poets out there, and the world of online poetry should be buzzing?
I don't think so.

I subscribe to a few poetry feeds on instagram. For novice poets looking for an audience, instagram is more convenient than accessing this site on a browser on their mobile.

For me, this site feels like home. I post from time to time, and offer crit from time to time. But I do miss the buzz from the early days.