Title: 9 Reasons to Read Poems - Poem | Mamiverse
Headings: Wordsmith Wonders: 9 Reasons to Read Poems
Wordsmith Wonders: 9 Reasons to Read Poems
UPDATED June 17th, 2017

Content: 9 Reasons to Read Poems - Poem | Mamiverse
Wordsmith Wonders: 9 Reasons to Read Poems
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UPDATED June 17th, 2017
If you absolutely hated reading poetry (or worse, having to write it) when you were in school, then you probably have a bad taste in your mouth about the whole artistic-expression-through-words thing. The world of iambic pentameters and haikus and sonnets isn’t for everyone, but regardless of whether or not you think you like poetry, it’s time to open your mind and discover how poetry can change your attitude and your life. Words can reach you on an emotional level, they can make you think, make you question, make you cry, make you smile and inspire you to be a better, happier person. Just ask Kim Rosen, MFA, a spiritual teacher, therapist, and author of Saved by a Poem: The Transformative Power of Words. She was suffering from depression, to the point where she was suicidal, when poetry saved her. She experienced a new level of healing and happiness when she opened her heart to a poem that she loved. Taking that work and “speaking it aloud caused a profound integration of every aspect of me—-physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. I felt a wholeness I had never before experienced.