“What I Learned from Poets”

What I learned from poets is the careful consideration of the ‘self.’ When a child is born, parents must treat both the child and themselves as delicately as birds. Holding a bird in your hand is an act of both protecting the bird with your hand and protecting the bird from your hand. We must protect our own lives and also protect our lives from ourselves. Ultimately, this is about protecting the lives of our children.

Yes, indeed.

Poets are great teachers. There is so much to learn from them. Through poetry, we come to understand ourselves. Just as we handle a bird gently with our hands, we also learn the delicate art of handling ourselves. By protecting ourselves, we also protect the lives of those close to us. Dressing our lives in the beautiful and simple words of poetry helps to keep the warmth of our lives intact.