The Soul’s Enameling Through Poetry

We were talking not long ago about the joys of memorizing poems and what that can do to your mind.

And I came across another wonderful quotation.

This one is from Janet Fitch’s book, White Oleander.

And a character in there says, always learn poems by heart. They have to become the marrow in your bones. Like fluoride in the water, they’ll make your soul impervious to the world’s soft decay.

Oh, that’s a book title right there, The World’s Soft Decay.

I know, right?

Isn’t that a post-apocalyptic book right there waiting to be written?

That’s right.

Memorize some poetry so you can get through it.

Why don’t you call our toll-free line in the United States and Canada and recite some of your favorite verses into our voicemail, 877-929-9673.