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Self-healing through poetry writing

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Journal of Poetry Therapy

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The author (a psychiatric nurse) provides a personal perspective on the self-healing aspects of writing poetry.

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  1. 4000 Horizon Hill #1406, 78229, TX, San Antonio

    Lianne Elizabeth Mercer

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Mercer, L.E. Self-healing through poetry writing. J Poetry Ther 6, 161–168 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01076342

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