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A brief report is given on the therapeutic value of writing in working through the grief process. The author then presents two of his own poems that helped him work through the loss of his mother and brother.
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Berger, A. Working Through Grief By Poetry Writing. J Poetry Ther 2, 11–19 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03391310
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