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Two Poems from a Narcissistic Transference

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Journal of Poetry Therapy

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This paper examines two specific analysand poems to show how the spontaneous and unsolicited creative writing of poems accurately monitored and expressed emotional growth within a transference relationship that was then able to be utilized in real life interactions.

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  1. Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA

    Caroline Scielzo Ph.D. (psychoanalyst in privale practice)

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Scielzo, C. Two Poems from a Narcissistic Transference. J Poetry Ther 3, 235–240 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03391392

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