The Planners Appreciation of the Poem Q. Write a poetic appreciation of the poem ‘ The Planners ’ . (For General Guidelines On How To Write Poem Appreciation) Click Here Answer: The poem ‘ The Planners ’ written by Singaporean poet Boey Kim Cheng , is a powerful poem that critiques the excessive urban planning and modernization taking place in rapidly developing cities by the planners who design and control the transformation of urban spaces which seem to reshape cities without regard for history, nature, or human emotion. The central theme of the poem is that progress is good but should not be at the loss of identity, history, and individuality. The poet highlights how constant construction, rigid symmetry, and artificial perfection erase the imperfections that give a place its soul. The poem is written in free verse . This style, the use of short sentences reflects, how ironically, he uses poetic freedom to critique str...