Over the last half of my life, I've read hundreds of poetry books. Whenever I read a poem that I loved or felt a deep connection to, I added it to a collection I titled "200 Antidepressant Poems." Now, whenever I feel overwhelmed or feel I did something wrong, I go to the meditation room, randomly open my manuscript, then read a poem loudly. Usually two poems are enough to make me feel better and restore love in my heart. Here are my 11 favorite poems to read when I am feeling depressed {11 is the master power number}: "The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop "Leaving One" by Ralph Angel "A Cat in an Empty Apartment" by Wisława Szymborska "Apples" by Deborah Digges "Michiko Nogami {1946–1982}" by Jack Gilbert "Eating Alone" by Li-Young Lee "The Potter" by Peter Levitt "Black Dog, Red Dog" by Stephen Dobyns "The Word" by Mark Cox "Death" by Maurycy Szymel "This" by Czeslaw Milosz
( Timothy Ferris )
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