The Value of Poetry Now: Here’s Why Poems Are Worthwhile

Poems let us glimpse what we can’t usually express

✨ Bridget Webber
Bridget Webber Writes Stories
4 min readSep 22, 2020

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An avid poetry reader sits on a pile of books to consume popular poems.
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What is the value of poetry? Illuminating. Wise and adventurous. These are just a few words to describe poetry’s potential. But there’s a problem. The larger part of society is poetry-blind due to a lack of familiarity with modern verse. If only poetry had a broader platform, it would…

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✨ Bridget Webber
Bridget Webber Writes Stories

Freelance writer, avid tea-drinking meditator, and former therapist interested in spiritual growth, compassion, mindfulness, creativity, and psychology.