Sometimes poetry can be enjoyed just for a few of its lines--for example, the American Paul Hoover [b. 1946] has an excellent opening to his poem "Audience in the Dark". Now it's quite a small thing to quote, but it has a real gorgeousness to it. Even small pieces of poetry can transport you.
It often aids people if they read poetry, or complex literature, alone. Then you can truly soak in it, let the words infuse you.
There are more of Hoover's poems here. Here's the start:
The lavishness
and candor
of a sun-
filled house
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