Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Direction

Poetry Is Salt

How to Read Poems for Pleasure

Sample

Read a poem. No pressure, no rush, nothing to prove.

Savor

Let impressions form. Allow the poem to open up. Enjoy a small note about the ideas that got me into the poem, and the ideas the poem got into me.

Serve

Continue the conversation. Share this poem, or start your own from the invitation to write.

Suggestions for Use

Sit down to a cup of tea with a friend and use the invitation to write as a conversation starter. See where talking takes you.
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Start a reading group. Use these reading tips and writing reflections to spark your own responses to a shared poem or short story.
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Start a writing group. Gather friends weekly or monthly, in a living room, coffee shop, or google doc, to share a fresh draft grown from invitations you find here.

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