Title: 8 Reasons Why Poetry Is Good for the Soul - Writer's Digest
Headings: 8 Reasons Why Poetry Is Good for the Soul
8 Reasons Why Poetry Is Good for the Soul
There are many reasons to appreciate poetry, but KM Barkley wants to focus on why poetry is good for the soul, whether in relation to readers or the poets themselves.
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1. POETRY IS GOOD FOR DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING
2. POETRY IS GOOD FOR DEVELOPING SKILLS
3. POETRY HELPS IMPROVE IDEAS
4. POETRY IS THERAPEUTIC FOR THE WRITER
5. POETRY IS THERAPEUTIC FOR THE READER
Play with poetic forms!
6. POETRY HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WORDS THEMSELVES
7. POETRY HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND PEOPLE
8. POETRY HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND YOURSELF

Content: POETRY IS THERAPEUTIC FOR THE READER
For those who have a harder time expressing themselves, reading poetry can have a similar positive effect as writing it. Reading poetry allows one to see into the soul of another person, see what is weighing on their minds and on their hearts, and can open doors to feelings that are sometimes suppressed until that door is opened. Reading can shine a light on all those dark and hidden crevices of the heart and mind once thought permanently closed off to the world. *****
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Play with poetic forms! Poetic forms are fun poetic games, and this digital guide collects more than 100 poetic forms, including more established poetic forms (like sestinas and sonnets) and newer invented forms (like golden shovels and fibs). Click to continue. *****
6. POETRY HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WORDS THEMSELVES
By design, poetry is broken into short, but strategic sentences. By doing so, writing and reading poetry makes one understand the significance of every single word and their placement. Sometimes, without a single word, it can change the entire rhythm and meaning of the poem itself.