Reading from a book of poems each night is to the mind as working out on a Nautilus is to the body--a way for staying in shape. It doesn't have to be "great" poetry, at least not at first. And it is not necessary to read an entire poem. What's important is to find at least a line, or a verse, that starts to sing. Sometimes even one word is enough to open a window on a new view of the world, to start the mind on an inner journey.