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“Writing poetry is contagious,” writes Rachel Naomi Remen in her introduction to Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making. If we find ourselves alone and longing for words to infect us, there are always books to turn to for inspiration. In addition to providing friendship, books also teach us. We learn new ways to work with the healing power of poetry through the stories of and reflections on loss and healing in a great variety of people and communities. These stories offer us a broader perspective as well as deepen our abilities for listening. In this spirit IPM offers an addition to the poetic medicine bag, this section of book reviews to highlight books for poetry and healing that would otherwise be difficult for a nationwide audience to find or know about. The featured books are a very small sample of the important and valuable work that is out there for professional and personal use.
Reviews and Recommendations by John Fox and Carol Katz and organized by Rachel McKay.
Please click on a title to read the full review...
Read a letter about these reviews by John Fox. Click Here
Hummingbird Tattoo: Erotic Haiku
by Ellery Littleton
McGee Homewood Publishing, 2010
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The Long Hello ˜ The Other Side of Alzheimer's
looking into your voice ˜ the poetic and eccentric realities of alzheimer's
by Cathie Borrie
Nightwing Press, 2010
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With Nothing Behind but Sky: A Journey Through Grief
by Carolyn Jennings
Roberts & Ross, 2010
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A celebration of sensuality, this book of haiku offers us passion with a light heart. It is a welcome reminder of the delights of connecting through our bodies.
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In memoir and poetry, Cathie Borrie writes about caring for her mother who had Alzheimer’s. John Fox recommends these two books that offer new ways to view this disease.
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Jennings wrote poetry as she struggled to heal from an eating disorder. Her courage in sharing these poems provides a model for others in their own process of healing.
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Perspectives: Hospice Poems
by Bob Jacob
Antrim House, 2008
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When Sunflowers Speak: An Invitation to Contemplation
by Patrick W. Flanigan, M.D. and David McQueen
Pacific Grove Publishing, 2005
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With Nothing Behind but Sky: A Journey Through Grief
by Perie Longo
Artamo Press, 2006
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Very worthwhile for volunteers and staff working in hospice. For anyone who has a loved one in hospice or who died with hospice care, these poems will offer solace and insight.
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An exploration of presence, beauty and mystery by a physician/ oncologist complemented by exquisite photography. What often goes missing in medical care is not lost on this doctor.
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Perie, a psychologist, poetry therapist, poet...writes here as a wife about the loss to cancer of her husband, Phil. Perie's vivid
imagination, humor, grief and deep love make this book a gift.
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