What is the purpose of poetry?

I think Michael Hamburger's book, The Truth Of Poetry, provides a good excuse for talking about the PURPOSE of Poetry. Some read Poetry for discovering and exploring the deeper meanings and connections of the world. read more

The purpose of poetry for most of human existence has been to enable the passing of stories between generations, so in its essence, poetry is a historical instrument. It has existed long before prose, because the main, if not the only, way for people to communicate stories that would be remembered was to do it orally. read more

Poetry matters because life, tears, people, birth, human experience matter. – Jimmy Santiago Baca Abdu’l-Baha encouraged those who understood that the best use of poetry, or any art or endeavor, has a spiritual purpose. read more