Description
| Product ID: | 9781785926532 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Poetry in Expressive Arts |
| Subtitle: | Supporting Resilience through Poetic Writing |
| Authors: | Author: Margo Fuchs Knill, Sally Atkins |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Creative writing and creative writing guides, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Poetry, Creative therapy / Expressive therapies, Poetry, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Poetry is increasingly used in therapy, and it already occupies a central place in expressive arts therapies. This book is the first to explicitly combine theory and practice from the field of expressive arts with poetry and poetics. The book offers both a guide and poetic encouragement for using poetry in expressive arts work. Within this arts context, poetry is offered as a way to create hope and confidence, providing clients with a platform for healing, reconciliation, problem solving, and personal and professional development. Each chapter uses examples of poetry to illustrate the ideas of the chapter. With an outstanding contribution to the field of expressive arts theory and practice, this book is essential for people wanting to use an integrative arts-based approach to help their clients build resilience and foster sustainable, positive change in their lives. Poetry is increasingly used in therapy, and it already occupies a central place in expressive arts therapies. This book is the first to explicitly combine theory and practice from the field of expressive arts with poetry and poetics. |
| Imprint Name: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Publisher Name: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-10-21 |
