As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines. Posted on January 21, 2011January 21, 2006 by admin “As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.” — Thomas B. Macaulay Author: Thomas B. Macaulay Category: poetry Tags: poetry, Thomas B. Macaulay Spread the love Related posts: Perhaps no person can be a poet, Poetry is the work of poets, not I read poetry to save time. Poetry and progress are like two ambitious