Poetry study feeds the mind, it gets you thinking. If you read all kinds of poems (and we all know we have access to so many poems.), you will come across those that really make you think. Oftentimes, good poetry is not cut and dry. Just like a good story, poems don’t just tell you what happening, it paints a picture with words for the reader to decipher. It makes you visualize and infer what is going on as you read. Poetry feeds your creativity. Creating a poem is an art form. You can learn all kinds of forms or take your own. You can craft lyrical lines that flow to a rhythm or simplify the beauty of nature in a few syllables. It takes thought and skill, yet anyone at any age can make it. It’s a developmental process in and of itself – no matter what stage of life you find yourself, your poetry will reflect who you are.