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Poetry: September 22, 2021 Issue [#10985]




 This week: Poetry and Mental Health
  Edited by: Red Writing Hood <3 Author IconMail Icon
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About This Newsletter


"Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary."

Khalil Gibran


"What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music."

Soren Kierkegaard




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Poetry and Mental Health



Lock downs, illness, loss—there's been a lot of it the past couple of years. This can take a toll on mental health. So how can poetry help?


1) Catharsis - I'm confident that most of us have used poetry writing as catharsis at least once in our lives. I use this as a way to release stress.

2) Exploration – poets have used poetry to explore feelings since the beginning of poetry.

3) Highlighting the source of stress or anxiety – Write about what is causing your stress and/or anxiety.


Mental health is as important as physical health. So, please take care of all of you!


Writing for your mental health helps many people, but you may need this and other therapies, or this guided by a professional or even not this and other therapies instead. I'm not a mental health professional (just a user of poetry and other creative arts for my mental health), so please reach out and find a professional to help you, if needed. Here are some resources to get you started:

https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/tools-resources/individuals/index.htm

https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/mental-health-resources/

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline



Here is a poetry form to try on this journey



Dizain


The Dizain is around 400 or so years old and is from the northwestern European area.



MUST HAVES


--line count: 10

--number of stanzas: One unless creating a Dizain chain

--meter ~ syllabic: 8 or 10 syllables per line. Whichever you choose, be consistent throughout the poem. Many are in iambic pentameter, but this is the poets choice

--rhyme is in the following format: A, B, A, B, B, C, C, D, C, D



COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?


--topic, theme





SOURCE NOTES:


https://www.apa.org/monitor/jun02/writing

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ683379.pdf

https://www.rtor.org/2018/07/10/benefits-of-art-therapy/

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/dizain-poetic-form


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Editor's Picks


Theme: Dizains and more.


 
Winter Fade Open in new Window. [E]
The first signs of spring (Form: Dizain)
by 🌕 HuntersMoon Author Icon

  Mental Mess Open in new Window. [E]
A person's internal struggle on his/her mental health.
by Kim Pasly Author Icon

 Pufferfish Open in new Window. [E]
A caricature poem from my Human Darkness series.
by ForestCottage Author Icon

 
Spring Cleansing Open in new Window. [E]
Nature's Work; Form:Dizain
by ShelleyA~15 years at WDC Author Icon

 Bipolar and me Open in new Window. [13+]
Depression& anxiety etc. are dreadful afflictions, especially schizophrenia & bipolar.....
by mix n match Author Icon

 Social Anxiety Open in new Window. [E]
when there are too many people
by LeJenD' Author Icon

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by A Guest Visitor

 Stream of thought Open in new Window. [E]
Feeling my self doubts
by n.lea Author Icon

 
The Hand that Steadies Open in new Window. [13+]
Free verse poem about mental health and loved one's.
by PiriPica Author Icon

 The Soul Deep Growsing Open in new Window. [E]
Someone I met at a mental health crisis unit in CO, though few words were spoken
by WindSpirit3 Author Icon



 
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