Using poetry to promote talking and healing / Pooky Knightsmith ; foreword by Catherine Roche and Dr. Fiona Pienaar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knightsmith, Pooky, author.

Contributor:

Roche, Catherine, writer of foreword.

Pienaar, Fiona, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetry--Therapeutic use.

Poetry.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Poetry can be a great way to get people talking about difficult issues around mental health. This book is a complete guide to using poetry for this purpose. It includes a collection of over 100 poems written by the author with accompanying activities, as well as a 50 prompts to encourage clients to write their own poems.

Contents:

Using Poetry to PromoteTalking and Healing by Pooky Knightsmith; Foreword by Catherine Roche and Dr Fiona Pienaar; Acknowledgements; Part One - Using poetry as a way in; Ideas, strategies and techniques; Using poetry as a therapeutic tool; Poetry as a vehicle to discuss our feelings less directly; Poetry as a means for reflection; Poetry as a means of exploring what we could do next; Poetry as a way to show someone how we're feeling; Poetry as a reassurance that we are not alone in how we feel; Writing poetry as part of recovery; Part Two - An anthology of poems for discussion

Abuse and bullyingAnxiety and panic; Loss and bereavement; Depression; Eating Disorders and Body Image; Obsessions, Compulsions and Intrusive Thoughts; Self-harm; Suicide ; Recovery ; Support and Listening; Part Three - Encouraging and enabling therapeutic poetry writing; I've never written a poem before; I'd rather write prose; I don't know anything about poetry; What I write will be rubbish; I don't know what to write; I don't have time; I'm too embarrassed to show anyone; Enjoy the process! ; Poetic Forms; Form 1: Haiku ; Form 2: Sonnet; Form 3: Acrostic; Form 4: Golden Shovel

Prompt 38: Forwards backwardsPrompt 39: Climbing; Prompt 40: Heirloom; Prompt 41: The wrong response; Prompt 42: Loss of sense; Prompt 43: Stigma; Prompt 44: Hope; Prompt 45: Controversial; Prompt 46: Happy sad; Prompt 47: Unlikely Haiku; Prompt 48: Twenty-nine; Prompt 49: Holding hands; Prompt 50: Random word; Final Thoughts from Pooky; Index of poems; Index of poetry prompts

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781784503239

1784503231