Download or read book A Poet s Guide to Healing written by Faraway and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Poet's Guide to Healing offers a unique perspective on stitching wounds from a writer who's spent most of their life being quite terrible at it. A deep dive on learning, this collection focuses on grounding oneself and becoming the person consciously or subconsciously suppressed inside. Throughout this inspirational guide, Faraway attempts to spark mental and spiritual change in hopes of bandaging what's yet to be healed.

Download or read book A Poet s Guide To Healing written by Rochan Sankratyayan and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine reading a 20 page introduction about an author and their times before even reading a story. Wait....do not imagine.....just pick up any classic available and let your imagination wander. No this book is not for that purpose. This book has feelings and can only be dealt with feelings. Stop thinking for a moment and just cruise with me inside. Let your emotions flow. Connect with me. As this is not the story of me but countless people before me as well.

Download or read book Poetic Medicine written by John Fox and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-10-13 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful and exciting, Poetic Medicine illustrates the unique role that poem-making can have in addressing the situations that lead us to renewal in our lives. John Fox's book is designed for readers wanting to tap their creative energy in order to make a difference in the world, including educators, therapists, parents and their children, writers, couples, and the infirm. As the author demonstrates, we all possess the ability to write. This gift enables us to access unlimited spiritual resources that restore our genuine voices and meaning in our lives, while healing and creatively satisfying us. Discussed are numerous stories of people from the author's workshops who exemplify how poetry has aided them I becoming more whole. Parents understand how to use poetry to foster their relationships with their children, recognizing magical bonds that they never knew existed; persons who are ill learn how to come to terms with their diseases; and those who feel helpless in the surrounding world discover the freedom to act and affect real change. With the poetic tools, instruction, and accounts the author supplies in Poetic Medicine, readers can start now to make their own poems while addressing, acknowledging, accepting, and taking charge of their lives.

Download or read book On the Healing Road written by The Poet Dena and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Therapeutic poetry is what the Poet Dena has offered us. It’s a compilation of poems describing living with and healing from depression and emotional trauma. Dena’s work takes us through many significant times in her own life, times that will especially strike chords within many adoptees. There is also a glorious, joyful side to this poetry. Eminently readable, perhaps your own new favourite poem is within On The Healing Road.

Download or read book Healing HER written by Sez Kristiansen and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feminine energy has been used for centuries to heal the soul.It is a conduit for self-love to return to your life and heal you through wholeness. You do not need to know how to heal yourself, just have a sincere desire to do so. Healing HER is a collection of intention-based poetry and prose that aligns you with your own self-healing superpowers. By intuitively resonating with the nurturing qualities of the feminine psyche, we are able to recalibrate our minds, bodies and souls back into a nourishing state, from which even the deepest wounds can be healed. This book was created as an intuitive conduit for your own journey back to self-love and allows you to hold space for the darkness - those peaty, blackened soils that provide the most richness for personal growth.Through this book, you will engage in the emotions that do not only bare witness your pain - but show you a way THROUGH to the other side."Sez articulates the words of our feminine soul by creating poetic pieces that nourish, align and leave you feeling deeply inspired by all shades of life. This is the work of an emotional alchemist and has the power to truly change your life." IMMART

Download or read book The Healing Power of Poetry written by Smiley Blanton and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Psychiatrist Introduces Poems Which He Has Found Helpful To His Patients.

Download or read book Seasons of Hope written by Mary Elizabeth Anderson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seasons of Hope, a Poetic Guide to Healing and Renewal, is a life-affirming view of the seasons of our lives. Each poem is paired with a set of thought-provoking questions designed to expand insight and prompt life-enhancing action. Every page reveals profound observations, insights, and inspirations. To borrow a line from one of its poems, this book "transforms the way / you see yourself and the world, / alters your very being. / And there is no going back." Seasons of Hope is so much more than a book of poetry, so much more than a journal for personal growth. It is a treasure map that charts the nature of human existence.

Download or read book Grabbed written by Richard Blanco and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gender-inclusive anthology of poetry and prose that addresses the physical and psychological act of being “grabbed,” or in any way assaulted. The #MeToo movement, the infamous Access Hollywood tape, and the depraved and hypocritical actions of celebrities, politicians, CEOs, and other powerful people have caused people all over the nation to speak out in outrage, to express allegiance for the victims of these assaults, and to raise their voices against a culture that has allowed this behavior to continue for too long. The editors asked writers and poets to add to the conversation about what being “grabbed” means to them in their own experience or in whatever way the word “grabbed” inspired them. What they received are often searing, heart-rending works, ranging in topic from sexual misconduct to racial injustice, from an unwanted caress to rape, expressed in powerful, beautifully crafted prose and poetry. The writers represented here, some very well known, such as Rita Dove, Jericho Brown, Eileen Miles, Ana Menendez and Sapphire, as well as some newer voices not yet fully discovered, have mined their collective experiences to reveal their most vulnerable moments, and in some cases, to narrate moments that they have had previously been unwilling or unable to speak of. What results is a collection of emotional, hard-hitting pieces that speak to the aftermath of violation—whether mental, emotional, or physical.

Download or read book Poems of Healing written by Karl Kirchwey and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable Pocket Poets anthology of poems from around the world and across the centuries about illness and healing, both physical and spiritual. From ancient Greece and Rome up to the present moment, poets have responded with sensitivity and insight to the troubles of the human body and mind. Poems of Healing gathers a treasury of such poems, tracing the many possible journeys of physical and spiritual illness, injury, and recovery, from John Donne’s “Hymne to God My God, In My Sicknesse” and Emily Dickinson’s “The Soul has Bandaged moments” to Eavan Boland’s “Anorexic,” from W.H. Auden’s “Miss Gee” to Lucille Clifton’s “Cancer,” and from D.H. Lawrence’s “The Ship of Death” to Rafael Campo’s “Antidote” and Seamus Heaney’s “Miracle.” Here are poems from around the world, by Sappho, Milton, Baudelaire, Longfellow, Cavafy, and Omar Khayyam; by Stevens, Lowell, and Plath; by Zbigniew Herbert, Louise Bogan, Yehuda Amichai, Mark Strand, and Natalia Toledo. Messages of hope in the midst of pain—in such moving poems as Adam Zagajewski’s “Try to Praise the Mutilated World,” George Herbert’s “The Flower,” Wisława Szymborska’s “The End and the Beginning,” Gwendolyn Brooks’ “when you have forgotten Sunday: the love story” and Stevie Smith’s “Away, Melancholy”—make this the perfect gift to accompany anyone on a journey of healing. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.

Download or read book Healing of the Spirit Mind written by Windsong and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about ME not the me who was, but the me in the HERE & NOW the one who has become KCJ Windsong. It is also for and about you. There are things in it that arenat very nice, but there is much here of encouragement if you can see and accept what I offer. aThere is Light out therea is the basic message, but can you see it? This is what I want to offer others the encouragement and joy of each new day not what was yesterday and not what will be tomorrow but TODAY NOW!!! Do you have the courage to grasp NOW? That is what this book is offering. Much of my healing has come from my writing and I hope it will help others as well. Enjoy my walk through Life and learn to trust yourself.

Download or read book Note to Self written by Jasmine J. Walker and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is composed of poetic soliloquies that all tell life changing stories. I wrote this book as an outlet of healing. Writing my thoughts down about life not only helped me heal from past hurt but it also helped me learn how to forgive. Writing my thoughts down also helped me overcome my depression. It is my hope that this book will do the same for you.

Download or read book Healing Words written by Alexandra Vasiliu and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healing Words is an uplifting poetry collection of raw emotions and thoughtful pieces about loss, loneliness, heartbreak, healing, hope, and love. Because everyone sometimes finds themselves within the abyss of feeling alone, heartbroken, or depressed, we all need healing words to pull us out, to give us hope and inspiration, and to bring back the courage to love again. Gather strength from these empowering poems and allow yourself to rise again. One day, you will remind yourself, "I am healed. I am whole. I am worthy of love."

Download or read book Ripples of Air written by Charlotte Digregorio and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through "Ripples of Air: Poems of Healing," a collection by acclaimed author/educator Charlotte Digregorio, we face fears, pain, loneliness, struggles, grief, but heal. We learn gratitude for life's moments, ordinary or grand. Digregorio's healing poems speak to us, often with joy/humor. "Poetry captures our moments that first seem ordinary, but that reveal peace/wisdom, helping us manage our lives," she says. "Poetry heals. We find solace in others' experiences, even relatable ones we haven't had." Her book, endorsed by psychotherapists/award-winning authors, isn't just of poems. It has essays/prose in each of twelve sections, and exhaustive Appendices instructing aspiring/experienced poets. Artistically-designed, it includes an Introduction/essays on poetry as a healing art. Readers learn about many poetic forms; receive ideas for capturing poetic moments; become inspired to write poems that speak to all; and refine their writing. "Since poetry heals, it's also wise to write it," Digregorio suggests. She offers exhaustive ideas for writers to network/excel. "Digregorio's indefatigable writing packs a strong poetic punch. This award-winning poet has courage to face truths about love, loss, aging, birth, death, life's upside down nature-the full catastrophe. Be challenged/invigorated. Without question, she's a beneficial presence in this world. I've a high regard for her fresh/poignant poems." -Robert Epstein, Psychotherapist/Author. Readers learn about poetry promotion: national/community outlets. One essay instructs on making poetry visible, by for example, organizing events/partnering with organizations; and how to promote one's poetry through print/broadcast publicity; cultural/art/literary associations; and businesses. There are ideas about being a poet-speaker. The book has Contents; Index pages; comprehensive Bibliography of healing collections; Appendices with ample lists of journals, general-interest publications, media/cultural/literary organizations and particular businesses promoting poets through awards, interviews, readings, workshops, exhibits. It has hundreds of poems, divided into thematic sections (i.e. Nostalgia, Peace, Creatures, Season's Potpourri, Art). Each contains inspiring prose with information on crafting poems. We're inspired by Digregorio's images extolling nature's majesty, her street/public place scenes. "We need calm to problem-solve: illness/family deaths/broken relationships, and other traumas. This book's the key.

Download or read book The Two Kinds of Decay written by Sarah Manguso and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poet and author recounts her nine-year struggle with a rare autoimmune disease in this spare and unsparing memoir of illness and recovery. At twenty-one, just as she was starting to comprehend the puzzles of adulthood, Sarah Manguso was faced with another: a wildly unpredictable disease that appeared suddenly and tore through her twenties, paralyzing her for weeks at a time, programming her first to expect nothing from life and then, furiously, to expect everything. In this captivating story, Manguso recalls her struggle: arduous blood cleansings, collapsed veins, multiple chest catheters, the deaths of friends and strangers, addiction, depression, and, worst of all for a writer, the trite metaphors that accompany prolonged illness. A book of tremendous grace and self-awareness, The Two Kinds of Decay transcends the very notion of what an illness story can and should be. Praise for The Two Kinds of Decay A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Best Book of the Year, San Francisco Chronicle and Time Out Chicago “Moving . . . a fiercely truthful memoir.” —The Boston Globe “Hers is not a day-by-day description of this grueling time, but an impressionistic text filled with bright, poetic flashes. . . . Many sick people learn to live in the moment, but the power of Manguso’s writing makes that truism revelatory.” —The Washington Post Book World “Sarah Manguso has miraculously elevated the act of memory. She has found honesty, fear, longing and beauty in every moment of her young life, giving this book an intensity found nowhere else. You put it down panting with wonder and grief, but never with pity. A breakthrough in the memoir, and in writing.” —Andrew Sean Greer

Download or read book Commit to Healing written by Phire Free and published by . This book was released on 2021-05 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In spite of surviving abuse and trauma, poetry was a sign and symbol of growth, empowerment, and thriving for Phire Free. Commit to Healing is a collection of poetry written to engage and encourage readers, writers, and poets. In the world of toxic relationships there is impact of all types that can create a world of instability and struggle. The drive to find peace is a commitment. A commitment to know love, joy, and healing.

Download or read book The Healing Art written by Rafael Campo and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book Rafael Campo restores the link between poetry and healing, in lyrical prose that also offers "pharmaceutical" samples of work by a diverse group of poets such as Mark Doty, Marilyn Hacker, Miroslav Holub, Audre Lorde, Lucia Perillo, and William Carlos Williams. He leads us through the stages of illness and recuperation, from first inklings of mortality, through symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, and finally recovery or - and here medicine recoils but poetry perseveres - death, and even immortality."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Download or read book A Counselor s Poetic Guide Through the Grief Journey written by Natalie Ross and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author is not only a counselor but a mother who has experienced a great loss, the loss of her child. She takes you on a journey with her as she unpacks her grief on paper through poetry; but, she also gives the reader tools to be able to move through their grief process. Here is an excerpt from her book, A Counselor's Poetic Guide Through the Grief Journey: "My words used to hide in my chest like the extremities of a turtle in uncharted territories. Like many of you, writing poetry as a child and adolescent helped me express myself and overcome being shy. In high school, two friends and I collaborated on a poem about family trauma and death loss. The piece brought our classroom to tears and revealed to me the moving power of words. For the next decade, life happenings took precedence over my writing. However, when my son Nathaniel "Peanut" died, I desperately needed to unhook from the anchor of despair. Poetry was my expressive homeland. Now, the prodigal daughter, I found my way back to writing. The healing power of spoken word became clear when I expanded beyond writing poems to performing at open mic events. The mutual support we created, as we shared the underbelly parts of our circumstances, filled me with hope." Here you can be free to unpack whatever it is you need to heal from but may have been unable to. This book is also a tool for other counselors to use with their clients who may be suffering during a difficult loss in their lives.