# Jan. 19 Poetry is so astonishing an art that it can work on your personality in the subconscious level. When I'm reading Shelley's works intensely, I get more passionate & emotional without apparent external causes and when I'm reading *The Divine Comedy*, a certain touch of serenity naturally flows into my heart. However, all these effects make sense when you consider the nature of poetry, which is a mode of experience, just like life itself. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://raptazure.gitbook.io/musing/2023/jan.-19.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.