Family fingers poem for kids/learning poem for toddlers/Funtime for for kids

**Why Is Poetry Important to Our World Today?
**
**
Poetry is so important because it helps us understand and appreciate the world around us. Poetry’s strength lies in its ability to shed a “sideways” light on the world, so the truth sneaks up on you. No question about it. Poetry teaches us how to live. Poetry is like the Windex on a grubby car window—it bares open the vulnerabilities of human beings so we can all relate to each other a little better. You know how I’m a flag-waving advocate of poetry and I’m so thrilled to feature fellow poet Lidy Wilks on my blog today. Lidy’s new book, Can You Catch My Flow? is now available and she stopped by to share why poetry is important to her and to give away her books (more details at the end of this post).//

**

Why is poetry important to our world today? If you turn on the TV, you can probably see why. Yes, it’s mostly a ratings war that portrays the world we live in today as ugly, chaotic, violent and without mercy. That we’re living in a fractured world.//

** As we move toward April and National Poetry Month, think about how you can sprinkle more poetry into your life. It could be reading a poem a day; it could be taking a poetry workshop, it could be checking out a classic poetry collection from the library or it could be you attending a poetry reading at your local bookstore or coffee shop. The point is, poetry is everywhere–YOU just have to find it!//