I have not done any research yet, but I dont believe that poetry is that important, period. A little, fine. But poetry is not high on my list of important life skills. In fact, the poetry major is most likely not a fully mature human being, but rather a liberal college professor.
I would applaud CC for de-emphasizing poetry. It is just not something that is important in my world, the world of my family, nor the world of my friends, colleagues, and acquaintences. And frankly, I take offense at the elitist attitude that since it is not important to me, I am a "soulless drudge".
