THE BENEFITS OF READING POETRY
Someone said that “poetry is a weapon loaded with the future”. I would add that it also gives us identity. In some way, choosing a poem and making it a motto for our life identifies us, distinguishes us, unites us to this or that current of thought, shows us the world, and, why not, adorns us as the best accessory. And there is no doubt that a good stanza says as much about us as our favorite perfume, the cream we put on our bodies, the scarf we wear around our necks or the beautiful shoes we wear. POETRY BOOK I know people very close to Gioconda Belli. Also very Alberti. Few of us Lorca or those who have chosen Neruda as their flag. Without forgetting Benedetti, of course. In recent years, the Uruguayan poet Mario Benedetti has won the admiration of a multitude of readers who have made some of his poems authentic mantras, to the point of turning poetry into something accessible and widely disseminated. And you? Do you have a favorite poet? Have you chosen your poetry? Is there a verse