An explanation of some trends in modern poetry

Beat - an urban poet of the US in the '60s and '70s.

Minim - a disappointed beat poet in the '80s.

Crotchet - what happens to a beat poet in the '90s when they become old and cranky.

Semi-quaver - An imitation beat poet of 2000-2010 who subsists mainly on a diet of lettuce leafs, world music, and tears.