中美诗歌现在都面临着衰落、消亡的危机。危机主要表现为少被问津,甚至正在淡出生活。国内外学界已认识到了这一危机的严重性并为之焦虑,把诗歌朗诵会作为拯救诗歌的一个重要途径,但是收效并不显著。本文认为这一做法是可取的,但收效不好是因为两个方面的问题:一是读者、大众没有充分认 Both Chinese and American poetry are now facing a crisis of decline and demise. The crisis is mainly manifested as less being asked, or even fade out of life. Domestic and foreign scholars have recognized and anxiety caused by the seriousness of the crisis. Poetry reading as an important way to save poetry, but the effect is not significant. This paper believes that this approach is desirable, but not effective because of two problems: First, the reader, the public is not fully recognized