{"id":146141,"date":"2017-05-30T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/poetry-matters-a-regnum-christi-essay-on-how-poetry-nourishes-our-integral-formation\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:34:24","slug":"poetry-matters-a-regnum-christi-essay-on-how-poetry-nourishes-our-integral-formation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/poetry-matters-a-regnum-christi-essay-on-how-poetry-nourishes-our-integral-formation\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry Matters: A Regnum Christi Essay on How Poetry Nourishes Our Integral Formation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"146141\" class=\"elementor elementor-146141\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402e6dd3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"402e6dd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3828bdfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3828bdfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1544840918\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1544840918&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=rcspiritualit-20&amp;linkId=7de13a2028da5cc5ae3164669444e56d\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Poetry-Matters-Thumbnail-188x300.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11872 size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11872 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Poetry-Matters-Thumbnail-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\"><\/noscript><\/a> One important aspect of integral formation is what Regnum Christi describes as \u201chuman formation,\u201d conceived to include the acquiring of a \u201crich and balanced personality, full of human virtues and values, which will serve as a solid base for the supernatural action of grace.\u201d \u00a0The acquisition of such a formation cannot be completely achieved without an understanding and appreciation of the great poetry of our human race, and to expound on that belief is the goal of this essay. 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