(a) The book explains why teaching poetry is so important.
(b) It presents 'the best words in the best order'
(c) It records 'the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.'
(d) It trains students to learn English in ways of verbal ordering of the human experiences that can relate the readers to the poet, life and language.
(e) It enables readers to read poetry, and exhibit language as the most powerful instrument in the hands of human kind.
(f) The poems presented in the book can enrich not only one's life but also one's language skills.
(g) The book enhances the learners' language skills by presenting the powerful and concise words and phrases found in the poems.
(h) It enables teachers to empower the students to mine a text for subtle messages.
(i) It gives students a healthy outlet for surging emotions.
(j) Reading original poetry aloud in class fosters trust and empathy in the classroom community, and imparts reading, listening and speaking skills.
(k) Poetry enables teachers to teach their students not only how to read and understand a text, but also how to speak and write on any text.
(l) It produces literature lovers as well as keen critics by striking a balance between imparting LSRW skills and analytical strategies.
(m) It will help the teachers and the learners to accomplish the above-stated purposes perfectly well.