Because sentences can’t say it all
Because metaphor matters
Because lines linger
Because lyric accommodates epiphany
Because poems teach you to listen more astutely
Because poems unmask euphemisms
Because poems teach negative capability
Because poetry is an antidote to propaganda
Because figures of speech reconfigure thought
Because poems are not about ideas
Because poems heal
Because poems connect the dots differently
Because Lear’s fool was a poet
Because poems move us toward music
Because prophecy leads to poetry
And poetry leads to prayer