Poetry, Healing, and Growth Series

Poetry is an ancient healing art used across cultures for thousands of years. In the Poetry, Healing, and Growth book series, the healing and growth-facilitating nature of poetry is explored in depth through books of poetry and scholarship, as well as through practical guides on how to use poetry in the service of healing and growth. Poetry written with an intention to transform suffering into an artistic encounter is often different in process and style from poetry written for art’s sake. In this series, there is engagement with the poetic greats and literary approaches to poetry while also embracing the beauty of fresh, poetic starts and encouraging readers to embark upon their own journey with poetry. Whether you are an advanced poet, avid consumer, or novice to poetry, we are confident you will find something to inspire your thinking or your personal path toward healing and growth.

Series Editors,
Carol Barrett, PhD, Steve Fehl, PsyD, Nathaniel Granger, Jr, PsyD, Tom Greening, PhD, and Louis Hoffman, PhD

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Random Quote

The culture-blind therapist can engage in malpractice by unwittingly serving as an agent of assimilation, implicitly imposing Euro-American cultural norms on their clients.

— Dan Hocoy, “Transpersonal Psychology in the Age of ISIS: The Role of Culture, Social Action, and Personal Transformation”, chapter in Shadows & Light (Volume 1)