Every Poem Breaks a Silence that Had to be Overcome
The Therapeutic Power of Poetry Writing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3945542 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gillie Bolton (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 118-133 |
| Publication date | 1999-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-7789 • E-ISSN: 1466-4380 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/014177899339225 |
| OpenAlex | W2073885811 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 12 |
The creation of poetry can be an intensely healing process, as therapeutic as the other arts and talking therapies. This paper examines three areas. First, it sets out some opinions about the specific qualities of poetry that make it particularly valuable as part of a therapeutic process. It goes on to give exemplified information about how poetry is used within healthcare in Britain. Finally, it indicates the current growth of interest in this area, with brief descriptions of pilot research studies where poetry has been offered by a writing therapist, or by nursing or medical practitioners
Aesthetics · Art · Literature · Poetry · Power (physics) · Process (computing) · Silence · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Anthropology · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Cultural Studies · Mental Health via Writing · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2022 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |