Coloring Outside the Edges

Poetry at times can be daunting. Some who have read it can find it difficult to read and interpret and at other times so radical they are made uncomfortable. Others say that poetry is dark, only 'serious". After all, if that were the case, why would anyone want to read poetry? While poetry is usually short in length, it can contain insight and thoughtfulness within a compact space. Poetry can help to ease the pain of difficult situations, inspire hope, reassure, enable connection, and lift spiri