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Poetry therapy is a form of bibliotherapy using the writing and reading of poetry as a means of expressing and exploring thoughts, feelings and behavior in order to bring about therapeutic change.
Journals
See also
References & Bibliography
Key texts
Books
- Abrams, A. S. (1994). Poetry therapy in the psychiatric hospital. St Louis, MO: MMB Music.
- Berry, F. M. (1994). Approaching poetry therapy from a scientific orientation. St Louis, MO: MMB Music.
- Clancy, M., & Lauer, R. M. (1994). Zen telegrams: A warm-up technique for poetry therapy groups. St Louis, MO: MMB Music.
- Davis, L. (1994). The paraprofessional and poetry therapy. St Louis, MO: MMB Music.
- Edgar, K. (1994). The epiphany of the self via poetry therapy. St Louis, MO: MMB Music.
- Fox, J. (1997). Poetic medicine: The healing art of poem-making. New York, NY: Tarcher/Penguin Group.
- Fox, J. (2007). Poetry therapy: Reclamation of deep language. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
- Gorelick, K. (2005). Poetry Therapy. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
- Heninger, O. E. (1994). Poetry therapy in private practice: An odyssey into the healing power of poetry. St Louis, MO: MMB Music.
- Hynes, A.M and Hynes-Berry, M (1994)Biblio/Poetry Therapy The Interactive Process: A Handbook.North Star Press
- Lauer, R. M. (1994). Abuses of poetry therapy. St Louis, MO: MMB Music.
- Lerner, A. (1994). Poetry in the therapeutic experience (2nd ed.). St Louis, MO: MMB Music.
- Longo, P. J. (2008). Tearing the darkness down: Poetry as therapy. New York, NY: The Haworth Press/Taylor and Francis Group.
- Makin, S. R. (1998). Poetic wisdom: Revealing and healing. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas Publisher.
- Malchiodi, C. A. (2005). Expressive therapies. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
- Mazza, N. (1999). Poetry therapy: Interface of the arts and psychology. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
- Schloss, G. A., & Grundy, D. E. (1994). Action techniques in psychopoetry. St Louis, MO: MMB Music.
- Stainbrook, E. (1994). Poetry and behavior in the psychotherapeutic experience. St Louis, MO: MMB Music.
Papers
- Abell, S. C. (1998). The use of poetry in play therapy: A logical integration: The Arts in Psychotherapy Vol 25(1) 1998, 45-49.
- Akhtar, S. (2000). Mental pain and the cultural ointment of poetry: International Journal of Psychoanalysis Vol 81(2) Apr 2000, 229-243.
- Akhtar, S. (2000). "Mental pain and the cultural ointment of poetry": Reply: International Journal of Psychoanalysis Vol 81(6) Dec 2000, 1221-1222.
- Anabar, R. D. (2002). Self-expression through poetry in hypnosis: Clinical Pediatrics Vol 41(3) Apr 2002, 195-196.
- Anthony, E. (2003). Review of Poiesis: The language of psychology and the speech of the soul: Transcultural Psychiatry Vol 40(2) Jun 2003, 293-295.
- Baerg, S. (2003). 'Sometimes there just aren't any words": Using expressive therapy with adolescents living with cancer: Canadian Journal of Counselling Vol 37(1) Jan 2003, 65-74.
- Bowman, D. O., & Halfacre, D. L. (1994). Poetry therapy with the sexually abused adolescent: A case study: The Arts in Psychotherapy Vol 21(1) 1994, 11-16.
- Bowman, T. (1999). Literary resources for bereavement: Hospice Journal Vol 14(1) 1999, 39-54.
- Buslau, O. (2004). Story Telling and Analysis: Creative Writing in Therapy and Literature: Musik-, Tanz- und Kunsttherapie Vol 15(1) 2004, 1-4.
- Capen, K. (2006). Review of Expressive Therapies: Clinical Social Work Journal Vol 34(3) Fal 2006, 397-399.
- Cartwright, T. (1996). Poetry, therapy, letter-writing and the lived life. Comment on Maryhelen Snyder, Gonzalo Bacigalupe and Alfred Lange: Journal of Family Therapy Vol 18(4) Nov 1996, 389-395.
- Collins, K. S., Furman, R., & Langer, C. L. (2006). Poetry therapy as a tool of cognitively based practice: The Arts in Psychotherapy Vol 33(3) 2006, 180-187.
- Cruz, R. F. (2005). Introduction to special issue: The international scope of arts therapies: The Arts in Psychotherapy Vol 32(3) 2005, 167-169.
- Diaz de Chumaceiro, C. L. (1998). Poetry and prose syntheses: An update of neuropsychological assumptions: The Arts in Psychotherapy Vol 25(4) 1998, 277-279.
- Furman, R. (2003). Poetry therapy and existential practice: The Arts in Psychotherapy Vol 30(4) 2003, 195-200.
- Furman, R., & Collins, K. (2005). Guidelines for responding to clients spontaneously presenting their poetry in therapy: Families in Society Vol 86(4) Oct-Dec 2005, 573-579.
- Gende, M., & King, R. (1998). Poetic vividness and aesthetic preference: Individual differences in poetry writing styles: Perceptual and Motor Skills Vol 86(2) Apr 1998, 428-430.
- Hamilton, J. W. (2000). "Mental pain and the cultural ointment of poetry": Comment: International Journal of Psychoanalysis Vol 81(6) Dec 2000, 1221.
- Heine, R. (1969). Review of Poetry Therapy: The Use of Poetry in the Treatment of Emotional Disorders: PsycCRITIQUES Vol 14 (7), Jul, 1969.
- Hiltunen, S. M. S. (2003). Bereavement, lamenting and the Prism of Consciousness: Some practical considerations: The Arts in Psychotherapy Vol 30(4) 2003, 217-228.
- Holman, W. D. (1996). The power of poetry: Validating ethnic identity through a bibliotherapeutic intervention with a Puerto Rican adolescent: Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal Vol 13(5) Oct 1996, 371-383.
- Johnston, S. (2005). Review of Mythopoetic Perspectives of Men's Healing Work: An Anthology for Therapists and Others: Men and Masculinities Vol 8(1) Jul 2005, 120-122.
- Kack-Brice, V. (1997). The poetics of abortion: Women & Therapy Vol 20(3) 1997, 79-95.
- Kazdin, A. E. (1988). What is the Meaning of This? : PsycCRITIQUES Vol 33 (2), Feb, 1988.
- Kushner, T. (2005). Termination or Sonnet LXXV or Lass mein Schmerzen nicht verloren mein or Ambivalence: Studies in Gender and Sexuality Vol 6(4) Oct 2005, 329-343.
- Lantz, J. (1997). Poetry in existential psychotherapy with couples and families: Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal Vol 19(3) Sep 1997, 371-381.
- Lerner, A. (1997). A look at poetry therapy: The Arts in Psychotherapy Vol 24(1) 1997, 81-89.
- Lorenzetti, M. (1994). Perspectives on integration between arts therapy areas: The Arts in Psychotherapy Vol 21(2) 1994, 113-117.
- Maeve, M. K. (2000). Speaking unavoidable truths: Understanding early childhood sexual and physical violence among women in prison: Issues in Mental Health Nursing Vol 21(5) Jul-Aug 2000, 473-498.
- Magee, J. J. (1994). Using poetic paradox to enhance the self-esteem of shame-driven older adults: Activities, Adaptation & Aging Vol 19(1) 1994, 27-35.
- McArdle, S., & Byrt, R. (2001). Fiction, poetry and mental health: Expressive and therapeutic uses of literature: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Vol 8(6) Dec 2001, 517-524.
- Reed, M. A. (1999). Contributions of Shakespeare's Paulina to the contemporary practice of poetry therapy: The Arts in Psychotherapy Vol 26(2) 1999, 103-110.
- Reiter, S. (1994). Enhancing the quality of life for the frail elderly: Rx, the poetic prescription: Journal of Long Term Home Health Care: The PRIDE Institute Journal Vol 13(2) Spr 1994, 12-19.
- Rojcewicz, S. (1999). Medicine and poetry: The state of the art of poetry therapy: International Journal of Arts Medicine Vol 6(2) 1999, 4-9.
- Sanousi, H. A. (2004). The Psychological Role of Expressive and Literary Writing - A Case Study on Kuwaiti Women: PsyART Vol 8 Jul-Sep 2004,
- Shapiro, J. (2008). Putting a broken doll back together again: Families, Systems, & Health Vol 26(2) Jun 2008, 232-233.
- Snyder, M. (1996). Our "other history": Poetry as a meta-metaphor for narrative therapy: Journal of Family Therapy Vol 18(4) Nov 1996, 337-359.
- Tamura, H. (2001). Poetry therapy for schizophrenia: A linguistic psychotherapeutic model of renku (linked poetry): The Arts in Psychotherapy Vol 28(5) 2001, 319-328.
Additional material
Books
- Hicks-Lankton, C. A. (2007). Scared speechless: Goal-oriented and multiple embedded metaphors in a case of psychogenic dysphonia. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Papers
Dissertations
- Boone, B. C. (2008). The impact of poetry therapy on symptoms of secondary posttraumatic stress disorder in domestic violence counselors. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
- Campbell, L. (2007). Poetry therapy for adults with developmental disabilities. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
- Coffey, A. R. (1996). Sibling-bereaved adolescents: An exploratory study. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
- Gallagher, D. M. (1997). Poetry as therapy: A reading of selected poems by Dickinson, Sexton, and Gallagher. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Golden, K. M. (1995). The effect of collaborative writing on cohesion in poetry therapy groups. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Johnson, D. B. (1993). Masks of identity: Performance, persona, poetry therapy, and AIDS: Dissertation Abstracts International.
- Meyer, G. (1999). An exploratory study of the theory and technique of five expressive art therapy modalities. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
- Reiter, S. (2001). A poetry therapy guidebook for the helping professional: Part I. Poetry therapy; understanding its essence. Part II. A poetry therapy curriculum. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Roscoe, S. S. (1998). Mind-body conversations: Hypnosis, meditation, and poetry. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
- Ross, R. N. (1994). Parsing concepts: A discovery technique for poetry therapy. St Louis, MO: MMB Music.