https://medium.com/@ericdibenedetto?source=rss-1513b6e98a83------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/0*d2lK7Pog86avPije.jpeg https://medium.com/@ericdibenedetto?source=rss-1513b6e98a83------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:33:04 GMT https://ericdibenedetto.medium.com/ill-tell-you-a-secret-we-don-t-read-and-write-poetry-because-it-s-pretty-91f7fc7d3046?source=rss-1513b6e98a83------2 https://medium.com/p/91f7fc7d3046 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:46:56 GMT 2023-03-24T09:46:56.162Z «I’ll tell you a secret: we don’t read and write poetry because it’s pretty. We read and write poetry because we belong to the human race; and the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, Law, Commerce, Engineering… they are noble and necessary races to dignify human life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love are things that keep us alive” – Dead Poets Society (1989)]]>