Poetry today is found at special, classy meetings at cafes with lesbian waitresses and a live jazz band playing with coffee served in a tall cup with creative sounding names such as "Java storm" or "Mocha Delight" surrounded by "modern and contemporary" art that is merely something abstract and random branded as art, with lofty chairs for its audiences and dim lighting. Also, adobe painted walls and black tiled floors are essential, the cashier's table shouldn't look like a table but rather a wavy reincarnation, and behind where they make coffee should be various earth toned colored objects filled in the area. The crowd is quiet, and the stage has a poet presenting his material. The material is golden, mostly free verse and has the crowd awe-struck, no matter the quality of the work, the crowd is amused.
Another form of poetry is also found in music today. Most of the time the music carries no content, just being an empty chain of sounds played to keep the listener's attention, but rather some other songs would carry a deeper meaning with its lyrical content. Music is poetry, as it can express happiness, grief, anger, etc, all in one song.
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