Reading poetry is good for your health

https://www.redonline.co.uk/health-self/self/a529337/reading-poetry-is-good-for-you/

“Life moves fast, and so do we: answering emails on the train, ordering shopping from the bath or arranging the next social engagement while our companion’s at the bar. Take time out to read a poem, though, and the verse will slow you down naturally. You need to chew the words of a poem over to really make sense of it – skim reading just won’t do. Read the words aloud if you’re alone (or even if you’re not!) and enjoy the feeling of absorbing something that takes a little time to nourish you.”