The Usefulness of Poetry

As for the usefulness of poetry, its uses are many. It is the deification of reality. It should make our days holy to us. The poet should speak to all men, for a moment, of that other life of theirs that they have smothered and forgotten.

~ Edith Sitwell ~

How sad it is that we do indeed forget or lose touch with vital aspects of who and what we are unless we consciously strive to retain that contact. And how fortunate we are that there are people who are inspired to create works that, if we allow them, prompt us to explore those hidden or lost areas of ourselves.