by sherryreiter | May 24, 2016 | Poetry Therapy
“I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.” James Michener * * * * “One of the major sources of poetry for me was silence, all that’s not spoken about . . . So the silences in our...
by sherryreiter | May 24, 2016 | Poetry Therapy
Writing Away the Demons: Stories of Creative Coping Through Transformative Writing Resources for the Writer in You Poets and Writers. 90 Broad Street, New York, N.Y. 10004. (212) 226-3586. www.pw.org This site includes literary and small press databases, literary...
by sherryreiter | May 2, 2016 | Poetry Therapy, Therapeutic Writing Exercises
What is Transformative Writing? Transformative Writing is the intentional use of writing for psychological change and well-being. As Shaun McNiff, a leading scholar on the expressive arts, says, “Words become agents of transformation, shamanic horses that carry...
by sherryreiter | May 2, 2016 | Creativity
The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your...
by sherryreiter | Sep 24, 2013 | Creativity
What is the function of “the muse”? Is it to amuse, confuse, use, or abuse? Or perhaps to discover what might be true or new? The word muse is implicit in words like “museum” (a house of knowledge), “music” and to “muse” or to ponder. Historically,...
