THE VALUE (and the joy) OF POETRY

This episode is about the Eyres' concern that most of us don't read (or write) poetry anymore. In earlier generations, poetry was a key form of entertainment and expression and caused a very different kind of thought than today's texting, messaging, and social media. The goal of a prose writer is to help his reader understand, but the goal of a poet is to help his reader feel. Read Richard's poetry online every Monday in Meridian Magazine.