“A poem is an emotional-intellectual-physical construct
that is meant to touch the heart of the reader, that is
meant to be re-experienced by the reader.”
Stephen Dobyns
I love poetry because poems are
polyvalent* & multidimensional:
all at once –
Spiritual & Physical
Mental & Sensual
Visceral& Emotional
conscious & unconscious
Through the power of well-crafted language,
a poem offers an all-embracing experience.
*polyvalent = ‘many values’