Poetry is one of those things that reaches into our depths, and we often don’t even know it’s happening at first. As David Whyte, one of my favorite poets, once said “poetry is language against which you have no defenses”. It is also language which allows us to articulate certain experiences for which ordinary language is simply too small.

This is a curated list of the poetry that has helped me understand and share about my own process. I hope you will find this as meaningful as I did.

You can listen to the poets read their poetry by clicking on each image, or download my PDF. And if you have poetry that has touched and moved you, please share it!