by Evan Dwan | Apr 15, 2020 | News |
In Poetry and Story therapy, Geri Giebel Chavis, writes that poetry has always played a special role in the history of healing. Medicine men and shamans in ancient civilization chanted poems as part of their healing rituals. In ancient Greece, Apollo represents poetry...
by Evan Dwan | Apr 10, 2020 | News |
Poetry relates to language as music relates to noise, writes John Carey. In his, A little history of poetry, he tells us that poetry is language made special, so that it will be remembered and valued. It comes from a time before writing, where stories and history were...
by Evan Dwan | Apr 6, 2020 | News |
Humans have a long history of using the arts for self-expression, self-regulation and healing. These forms of communication – image-making, ritual, movement, dramatic enactment, imaginative play, music and storytelling – have, according to Cathy Machioldi, been ways...
by Evan Dwan | Mar 18, 2020 | News |
Perspective refers to the ability to take stock of life and see the big picture, in order to make sense of oneself and others. Throughout history literature has traditionally been a vehicle that has been used to develop multiple, broader and wider perspectives on...
