I’ve often wondered if my turn to poetry in times of loneliness and uncertainty is a behavior that’s naturally implicit within the genre or if it upholds some cliché notion of what poetry is and should be.
Is poetry a cause of loneliness or a balm against loneliness? Emilia Phillips explores the effect and personal meaning of poetry in her life on the Ploughshares blog.
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