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This paper describes how a poet at work in a mental hospital can help chronic patients recapture the use of language and expressiveness. Methods of collaborative poetry writing are described, as well as the rationale for the use of this approach. A variety of cases and methods are discussed.
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“Across Kansas” is reprinted from the book Stories That Could Be True by William Stafford, with permission of Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. Copyright © 1977 by William Stafford.
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Chase, K. About Collaborative Poetry Writing. J Poetry Ther 3, 97–105 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03391370
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03391370