A crucial part of a poet's work is getting in the right headspace and getting the body to settle, connecting with the space. This Hack is for aspiring poets who want to think differently about the craft, write poems that stick with their readers, and be enriched by the process of writing.

In a culture where creativity is commodified, it can be easy to lose sight of the purpose of poetry.

Yet the work of a good poem is not to praise its poet for their insight, but to invite its author and its reader into deeper attentiveness.

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I'm here to show you how the work of the poet is not to produce clever turns of phrase, but to create portals to connection, empathy, and awe.

A poem is the beginning of a conversation, not its closing argument. The best poetry lingers in the air even when the book has been shut.

To write moving and meaningful poetry, a writer must remember that the poem itself is not the end, but the means to richer engagement with the self, others, and the earth.

Poetry is a door, not a destination; a tool, not a product.