a long time favourite
I first read this when I borrowed it from a library in Vancouver in 2000 while travelling, and it helped me to write several poems that I needed to write at that time. Don't be put off by the title though, while it aims to help people overcome all sorts of pain through poetry, it doesn't exclude those like myself, who have managed to avoid serious issues and trauma - the everyday ups and downs of life and relationships can be used as inspiration for the exercises in the book as well as more painful events. I found it so good that I never ever forgot the name of it, and finally found it again years later, when it was finally purchased and received a place of importance on my bookshelf, in recognition of it's role at an important time in my life !
Essential book for CPTs and English teachers
I had the opportunity to meet John Fox, and I bought his two books then. I have since given them away and had to buy new copies. I found Poetic Medicine particularly useful when I taught high school English. The exercises helped my students deal with grief (that chapter is the best) and depression, and when I've used it, I have felt much better afterwards.
I think this should be a required book in every English teacher's personal library.
Poetic Medicine
There are many exercises in the book to inspire your poetry and many inspirational quotes. I've read it twice and intend to read again, as each time I read it different exercises and examples appeal to me. There is an exercise where you write down all the words that appeal to you in poems, to remind you to use them in your own works.
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