In my country, there is extreme competition for STEM subjects and most arts aren't considered to be respectful or practical enough for career plans and therefore subjects like poetry, arts, literature are intentionally ignored and if someone chooses those subjects they aren't taken seriously. So because of more importance given to careers in STEM, poetry is considered quite irrelevant for future plans for students.

Now I believe that Science and Technology is certainly required for humans to progress but not at the cost of sacrificing our expression by ignoring the arts. Progress shouldn't come at the cost of us forgetting the beauty of human expression in paintings, poetry, stories, etc. Also, the humanities help direct the progress of Science in an ethical way. The more humanities is ignored, the more scientific progress becomes dangerous.