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Cracking Up and Back Again:
Transformation Through Poetry
by Diane Leslie Kaufman, MD
Excerpt from Foreword by Diane Kaufman, MD
Poetry Speaks
Poetry
is silence before words
Poetry
is born from the unspoken
Poetry
is breath in, pause, exhale
Poetry
is one voice expressing to be heard
Poetry
created and creates the world
Poetry
speaks and says all
As a physician and poet, I
believe that psychiatry is in danger of limiting understanding of being
human to a sum total of chemical parts, when its exclusive focus is on the
body. Poetry illuminates the deeper human being. Poets, since the
beginning of time, have expressed and recorded the yearnings of the human
spirit. Poets are fellow travelers, and poetry is life's consciousness
captured on paper, still wanting and able to be seen, heard, and felt.
Poetry can help guide us through life's terrors and wonders, as we, too,
contemplate our place in this world. As we journey into poetry, we are
invited, welcomed, and urged to reclaim our poetic voice, to speak our
truth, and be heard as valuable members of the all too human family.
Poetry deepens understanding of self and other, encouraging growth and
transformation. It is a powerful prescription in the healing of
traumatized children and adults. Through poetry we directly experience the
art and mind of emotional healing.
For
purchasing information contact Diane at: poetsjourney@comcast.net
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