The Role of Poetry in Emotional Awareness

Writing poetry serves as a means for individuals to excavate and express deeply embedded emotions, particularly in a society that often encourages emotional repression. The idea of lacking emotions while using poetry to create them presents a fascinating perspective on the writing process, suggesting that crafting language can invoke feelings that may not initially be present. This process is illustrated through vivid imagery, such as experiencing the texture and sweetness of a peach only upon putting it into words or feeling the adrenaline of a roller coaster ride through the act of writing. Such insights highlight poetry as not merely an expression of existing feelings, but as a transformative activity that heightens one’s sensory experience of the world around them.