Some

poets

use

gestures

to

narrate,

de

-

scribe,

argue,

or

define.

To

the

novice,

there

are

equally

numerous

reasons

for

writing

poetry.

But

poetry,

unlike

prose,

often

has

an

underlying

and

overarching

purpose

that

goes

beyond

the

literal.

Poetry

is

evocative.

It

typically

provokes

in

the

reader

an

intense

emotion:

joy,

sorrow,

anger,

catharsis,

love,

etc.

Poetry

can

surprise

the

reader

with

an

unex

-

pected

twist,

creating

an

unforgettable

experience,

giving

revelation,

insight,

and

further

understanding

of

elemental

truth

and

beauty.

Like

the

poet

Kenvil

Atkins Lewis's poem

Poetry

is

a

lot

of

things

to

a

lot

of

peo

-

ple.

"When

I

read

a

book,

it

makes

me

feel

good

all

over

my

body.

I

know

that

is

poetry."

The

poet

uses

everyday

words

to

inspire,

just

like

the

Artist

uses

paint

to

bring

out

the

masterpiece

on

his

canvas.

Poetry

cannot

be

defined.

There

are

as

many

definitions

of

poetry

as

there

are

of

poets.

For

example,

William

Wordsworth

defined

poetry

as

"the

spontaneous

overflow

of

powerful

feel

-

ings.

Yes,

Longfellow

was

one

of

my

fa

-

vorite

poets.

Please

Support

Kenvil

by

purchasing his poetry books.

Poetry

can

make

you

laugh

or

cry

or

yawn,

it

can

make

your

whole

body

shiver

while

doing

nothing."

Some

poets

carefully

select

words

for

conciseness

and

clarity

standards,

but

sometimes

poets

go

well

beyond

this.

Consider

such

a

poem

another

of

my

favorites:

“

The

Charge

of

the

Light

Brigade”

word's

emotive

qualities,

backstory,

musical

rhythm,

tone

of

destruction,

and

even

its

spatial

relationship

to

world

events.

Through

innovation

in

word

choice

and

form,

support

the

poet

Kenvil

Atkins

today.