If I can add to that a bit...

I feel like more and more we're seeing the line between modern poetry and prose thinning and blurring and transforming the poetry landscape into something less and less distinct.

Part of the reason for that is the resurgence in the public eye of so-called "jam poetry" or "slam poetry". These poems (and much of it is actually poetry) are often best appreciated out loud, instead of on the page. And that introduces something to poetry that hasn't been a part of the art form for a long, long time - and that is time itself. Let me explain.

When you appreciate a painting, you can do so at your own speed. It doesn't matter how long you take to let it sink in. You can jump around to other parts of the painting. There's no "correct" order in which to view all the parts. And moreover, you can allow your eyes to go back over parts you've already looked at and view them a second time - even before you've really studied the whole piece. Paintings are a non-linear art form.

Music, by contrast, is linear. When a performer is performing something on an instrument, you can't back up to listen to a certain part again. You can't jump around and listen to the song in a different order than the artist intended. You have to appreciate each note after the next, from start to finish, until it's done.

For a long time, poetry was thought of as non-linear. Backing up and re-reading a certain stanza a second time want just allowed, it was virtually intended. Yes, there are many performances of poetic works which are often read aloud. The plays of Shakespeare are a notable exception. But jump forward just a few years and you will be hard-pressed to find many, if any examples of poetry which is expected to be enjoyed aloud. Some poets even took this to the extreme, creating poems which rely on their visual presentation on the page to deliver much of their "oomph". (See: E E Cummings).

But now, this new generation of poets are creating poems that are meant to be heard primarily. Yes, you can view them on the page, in written form