I’m often asked about the Purpose of Poetry. Usually, I’m armed with a scattering of stock answers, duty bound to extoll its virtues. I have a vested interest, of course; an irrational desire to account for my professional choices. But in times like these, its a question I’m taking more seriously. A pandemic. A war. A volatile government. Bills that ... The post In Search of Spring: Can Poetry Change the World? by Vanessa Kisuule appeared first on Rebecca Swift Foundation.| Rebecca Swift Foundation