why YOU should write poetry (for your health)

in 2025

write poetry — Jan. 2025 — © darren harley

what is poetry

poetry
is the art
of using language
as efficiently
as possible

to express-emotion
convey meaning
or offer insight

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you should write

1. you should write to understand
   how you feel
   when you’re alone
   with your thoughts

2. you should write to clear away
   the mental-clutter
   from our toxic
   culture

3. you should write to find the voice
   within
   that’s dying
   to be heard

4. you should write because therapy
   is expensive
   and good therapists
   hard to come by

5. you should write to escape
   the seemingly-endless
   tsunami
   of news

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for your health

consume less
sleep more
exercise
write poetry
eat blueberries

planet Blueberry — Jan. 2025 — © darren harley

planet Blueberry

if you’re looking
to get away
to a planet
that’s rich
with antioxidants (not addictive algorithms)

a purple-tinted
world
full of fruiting
organic
wild blueberries

a haven
for healing
meditation
rejuvenation
& self-care

we’re accepting
applications
for a four-year
emergency
visa

—

no toxins
no explosives
no assholes

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