Examples of Integrating Poetry into Therapy 1. Identity Poems Goal: Reclaim cultural pride and counter internalized oppression. Prompt: “I am from…” Ask the client to list the places, scents ...

Marginality, mass death—these are just a few of the reasons why the oeuvre of Essex Hemphill, who died of the virus in 1995, has only been available, until now, in snatches. Hemphill does remain quite ...

Poetry isn't as scary as you think. These 14 collections of poems tackle everything from grief and race to family and love.

Over a century and a half ago, Charles Baudelaire had added an extra verse to his poem 'The Jewels' into a copy of his collection 'Les Fleurs du Mal'. Now the lines have been made public. His work ...