Why Poetry?

As a writer for some 30-years now, I learned a long time ago about the power of the written word, so long as it is coherent, correctly spelled, correctly punctuated, and constructed in a way that logically conveys thoughts and information.  

So why poetry?

For me, poetry capitalizes on something I like to call, "economy of words" (i.e., saying a lot, with a little).  In our cultures across this globe, people are reading far less than ever before in history.  So offering substantive meaning in words that do not take hours or days to construct or deconstruct (read and understand) is a step in the right direction.

Finally, as a novelist, I find writing poetry to be a very tangible activity.  I can sit down and start/finish a poem in one sitting.  Instant gratification.  Poetry requires imagination to write and imagination to read and interpret.

Poetry is a breath of fresh air in my life!