Word by Word

Practical insights for writers from Jessica P Morrell

April is National Poetry Month

Written By: Jessica Morrell - Apr• 02•15

April blooms near water

“…When people say that poetry is a luxury, or an option, or for the educated middle classes, or that it shouldn’t be read in school because it is irrelevant, or any of the strange and stupid things that are said about poetry and its place in our lives, I suspect that the people doing the saying have had things pretty easy. A tough life needs a tough language – and that is what poetry is. That is what literature offers — a language powerful enough to say how it is. It isn’t a hiding place. It is a finding place.” ~ Jeanette Winterson

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