I’ve found poetry to be extremely helpful in putting words and images to the unwordable in my life. Plus it unlocks my creativity, it’s fun, I get to play around with words. I also find it helpful to distinguish it as poetry, not poetic journaling. Poetry is written with the intention of being read to someone else. Poetic journaling is not. Imagining I’m writing to someone else (and then sharing what I write with close friends or in poetry circles) can alleviate the burden of whatever I’m writing about in a healthy way for everyone involved. Therapy is cool too
