These days, Alissa Quart’s attention has broken into strange shapes. But she has found a reprieve in one thing: poetry.

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Instead of defaulting to the notifications on my phone, poetry has inspired me to begin the day in a different way. By Charley Locke Most mornings, as soon as I wake up, I feel the pull of my phone.

DEAR ABBY: While doing some house cleaning, I came across a column of yours that I had clipped and tucked away. On one of the ...

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A reader shares what a poem Abby printed years ago still means to her.