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A well selected poem opens up the conversation with a therapist for people in the hospital. Lovely case examples included.

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Poetry helps people let their guard down and talk about how they feel, even when the emotions are unpleasant. This article describes my work as a poetry therapist with people in the hospital.

Dr Alison Johnson
Hennepin County

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This page is a summary of: Brief focused poetry therapy in the medical hospital, Journal of Poetry Therapy, November 2016, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/08893675.2016.1256465.
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