trying to consume more poetry nowadays too and receiving a daily poem in my mailbox has been v helpful in figuring out what speaks to me and what im not per se keen on. todays poem was a delight imo!
April is apparently National Poetry Month—just in time for me to read more poetry like I’ve been wanting to.
According to Goldsmiths University of London, just reading a poem during a break can enhance free-flowing associative thought. This is the ability to fluidly connect ideas and come up with new ideas.
Distraction is abundant and deep thinking is becoming scarce. Poetry has also been known to help people connect to and appreciate beauty in a more meaningful way. As creative people, I think we could all benefit from reading more poems!
you don’t look at your phone first thing, you wake up to music (but different music everytime so you don’t end up hating the song), you listen to music people chose and not the algo, and they’re like $12