IT’S NOT JUST THE ODYSSEY EFFECT: POETRY IS BOOMING BECAUSE IT’S THE ONLY LANGUAGE FOR THESE TIMES OF VIOLENCE AND CHAOS | CHARLOTTE HIGGINS

From Homer’s epic to conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, we can see how poetry fills the gap when ordinary ways of writing or speaking aren’t enough The biggest sales of poetry since records began are expected this year. The reason?

Culture | The Guardian reports that from Homer’s epic to conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, we can see how poetry fills the gap when ordinary ways of writing or speaking aren’t enough The biggest sales of poetry since records began are expected this year.

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