sinking your teeth into a great poem. They are romantic (Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" gets me every time--seriously, guys, propose to your sweetheart with this one and she'll never turn you down!), provocative ("Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson comes to mind), contemplative, comforting, and joyful.At a time when there is so much turmoil in the world, find a poem you love and dig in, even for a few minutes. If you need some instruction, start with "How to Eat a Poem" by Eve Merriam.
Here are five of my favorites in honor of World Poetry Day.
1. maggie and milly and molly and may
By e.e. cummings
from CBS News: World Poetry Day: Katie Couric's favorite poems
then UN News Centre: On World Poetry Day, UN stresses bards' role in meeting humanity's aesthetic needs
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