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The Importance of Poetry: Preserving Human Emotion and Meaningful: An Essay by Rona Bunga Eridona

 

The Importance of Poetry: 

Preserving Human Emotion and 

Meaningful

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Figure 1: Rona Bunga Eridona (Undergraduate Student at English Languange and Literature Department, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Padang; Member of PPIPM-Indonesia & Poetry-Pen International Community; one of the virtual presenters at the 2025 Poetry-BLaD & IOSoP event organized by Suaraanaknegeri.com Media (NGO Santa Lusia) in collaboration with the Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Padang).

An Essay by Arlita Rona Bunga Eridona

[PPIPM-Indonesia & Poetry-Pen International Community, Poetry-BLaD & IOSoP 2025]
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What is poetry? Poetry is a form of literary expression that conveys emotions, thoughts, and life experiences through beautiful and meaningful language. Through the creative use of rhythm, sound, imagery, and symbolism, poetry evokes deep aesthetic and emotional responses from its readers. In this essay, I will explore the enduring significance of poetry by examining three poems by Leni Marlina: “We Shall Endure” (2014), “Love and Humanity” (2014), and “O Seeker of Joy” (2003).

The first poem, “We Shall Endure” (2014), published by PPIPM-Indonesia and Poetry-Pen
International Community powerfully portrays those who sustain the world through unseen and often unrecognized labor. It captures the silent emotional burdens—wounds borne without acknowledgment. Despite the absence of formal recognition in recorded history, their existence and contributions are eternally inscribed in the fabric of nature itself. The strength of this poem lies in its universal imagery and collective identity, emphasizing resilience in the face of erasure and oblivion.

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