Poetry therapy is the clinical practice of using poetic tools to support emotional regulation, trauma recovery, and identity development. When thoughtfully integrated into therapy, especially with ...

A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: One Twin Was Hurt, the Other Was Not. As Adults, Their Mental Health Diverged..

Although Hemingway may not have known it at the time, research has now shown that writing about “what hurts” can help improve our mental health.

A poetry competition has been launched for young writers across the UK - judged by Hollywood star Will Poulter.

Mental health themes take center stage According to a news release, all of the poems, which feature writers from Racine, Milwaukee, Indiana, and England, center on mental health.

She, like so many others from Dunbar High, remembers that terrible February morning in 2023.

Dawson’s poems also record her struggles with OCD and suicidal “Ideation” (as the title of the book’s final poem has it), if not actual attempts at suicide.

The second poem was "Deer" by another American poet, Kenneth Rexroth: Deer are gentle and graceful and they have beautiful eyes. They hurt no one but themselves […] ...

Although Hemingway may not have known it at the time, research has now shown that writing about “what hurts” can help improve our mental health.

Although Hemingway may not have known it at the time, research has now shown that writing about “what hurts” can help improve our mental health.