The aim of poetry-in this primal and primary sense as enchantment-is to awaken us to a fuller sense of our own humanity in both its social and individual aspects. Poetry offers a way of understanding and expressing existence that is fundamentally different from conceptual thought. (Dana Gioia)

The aim of poetry-in this primal and primary sense as enchantment-is to awaken us to a fuller sense of our own humanity in both its social and individual aspects. Poetry offers a way of understanding and expressing existence that is fundamentally different from conceptual thought.

Dana Gioia

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