Poetry as Therapy: Exploring the Healing Potential of Creative Expression

Abstract

Poetry as therapy has shown to be a strong method for people to soothe and address their mental and emotional problems. I explore how writing or reading poetry can improve mental health, bring out our true feelings and help us become more aware of ourselves. Using studies from psychology, literature and art therapy, the paper explores how poetry offers individuals opportunities for release, self-examination and encourages them. Poetry is also seen in the paper as a valuable therapy in settings like clinics, schools and for personal growth. My goal is to study both the science behind poetry as therapy and how it is put into practice, to explain how creative expression can be transformative for those who are healing.