Poetry for life
Hello, Poetry Friend
You are, in the words of poet George Herbert, “A guest […] worthy to be here.” Welcome to Poetry for life, a gathering of folks who love words.
“In this age of artificial intelligence, we cannot forget that poetry and love are necessary to save our humanity.”
–Pope Francis, Dilexit Nos
There is nothing artificial about good poetry. It’s True, whether factual or not. Good, even when it touches the hard. And Beautiful—the best of this earth and a sparkle of the best yet to be imagined.
But this place is not only for the poetry-lovers. It’s also for the poetry-averse, the poetry-hesitant, the poetry-confused. Because the Bible is full of poetry. There are poems from the prophets and songs in the histories. There is Psalms, the hymbook and prayerbook of the church. And there is Song of Solomon, with love poetry that makes us blush.
Poetry. Joy.
Whenever I ponder, it veers into poetry. The way I relate to the world is through poetry. So I write poems and share them at Poetry for life.
I also share poems by others, because good poetry makes a good life. I cannot make you love, cannot save you from fear and anger and even hate. But I can point you to poetry and show you how to let its coals kindle love.
Poetry gives me joy. I hope the time you spend here will bring joy to your writing life. That you will read more poems and write more poems. That your one wild and precious red teacup will be a vessel right-sized for your words in this world.
“Why poetry? You might as well ask, Why chocolate?”
from The Joy of Poetry
More poetry. More joy.
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Happy poeming!
Megan
P.S. If you already have a poetry practice that you enjoy, then drop me an email at megan.willome@yahoo.com and share what resources you have found inspirational.
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