“Better a witty fool than a foolish one.” Spoken like the artistic genius that he was, Shakespeare provides an excellent example of how the world spoke. Another example, which should be noted as the inspiration for this article, would be Ars Poetica by Archibald MacLeish. In this poem he explains how he thinks a poem should be: “A poem should not mean But be. » This last line of the poem basically says that a poem should be more important than the words on a page. It should be a physical being rather than something out of the dictionary. It is also an example of how the world spoke, how the world should still speak. In this article, I intend to explain how the world has truly forgotten what poetry and literature really is. A few decades ago, not everyone learned to read or write. However, those who could read articles by Shakespeare and others. When Shakespeare wrote his plays, he practically created words as he wrote. When people today try to create new words, they come up with “beautiful” or “pretty”. These are not words; These are “words” that people think are cool and that they think will grant them some form of recognition. This is not true. However, words coined by Shakespeare, such as "congreeing", are in fact real. The word “agree” means to agree with yourself. It’s a perfectly defined word and more logical than “pretty.” Mark Yakich's article on theatlantic.com, What is a Poem?, makes a respectable point when he talks about what a poem is. He gives examples of what he thought they were when he was younger and how difficult it was to understand what each of them meant. He states: “It is inaccessible in its fragmented syntax and grammar, or obscure in its allusions. Nevertheless...... middle of paper ......read poetry, but above all, learn what is good in the world of literature.Works citedFrost, Robert. “The Road Not Taken” Nd http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173536. Internet. April 21, 2014. Mosle, Sara. “What should children read? » November 22, 2012. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/what-should-children-read/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0. Internet. April 21, 2014. Pokock, Kevin. "10 reasons why people hate poetry". March 25, 2013. http://www.poejazzi.com/10-reasons-people-hate-poetry/. Internet. April 21, 2014.Shakespeare, William. “William Shakespeare.” BrainyQuote.com. Xplore Inc, 2014, April 21, 2014. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/williamsha100137.html. Internet. April 21, 2014. Yakich, Mark. “What is a poem? ". November 25, 2013. http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/11/what-is-a-poem/281835/. Internet. April 21 2014.