Poetry Therapy
Kara L.C. Jones
Latest Articles
Poetry Therapy applied to Black Tuesday horror as one woman moves from shock to grief to identification...
Body Complex-- relationships with our own bodies is never as easy as it should be!
Changing the Face of Workshops
Poetry Therapy concepts applied to the workshop setting...
As a bereaved parent myself, I have often heard and used the phrase "mapping your grief." But my view of that phrase is very different today than it was in the Spring of 1999 when my son first died.
Children's Memorial Day Awareness
Sometimes the writing gets so pitiful that you have to go outside yourself to get at the truth of what's inside you.
PS: Using Poetry Therapy on Halloween and Day of the Dead
Re-defining the cliches of Halloween...using poetry to map grief during the Day of the Dead.
You think Halloween is just about candy and costumes, but Day of the Dead provides an ancient historical background and some *real* meaning to this otherwise silly holiday!
Healing & Reconnecting with Something Peaceful
Finding solace through poetry and writing after the events of September 11th.
What's the difference between "cleaning house" and "getting over it"???