Poetry is one of humanities most treasured art forms. Writing poetry can offer us a unique way to access and express our thoughts, feelings, and memories.
I’m looking for a holiday gift to give a friend who is a three-books-a-week reader and a healthy aging advocate. She is also my sister. She celebrates Hanukkah not Christmas, and does not embrace the .
How to buy happiness mailtribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mailtribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
View Comments
When Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal left his home in South Africa years ago he turned to poetry without fully realizing he was coping.
“Toward the end of medical school, I was going to leave home, to leave my family behind, Rosenthal recalled. “I had my life, my young son – I had everything in front of me. I denied and minimized the pain of the people I was leaving behind.
“It was this poem ( [Traveler, your footprints] by Antonio Machado) that was like a lightning rod that conducted those feelings to a deep part of my psyche.”
Poetry is good for you mailtribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mailtribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.