McGillicuddy Humanities Center to host panel on poetry therapy
Robert Frost said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.”
For centuries, poets have espoused the therapeutic values of poetry. The discipline of poetry therapy grew from this intuitive initial awareness of the medium’s potential healing power.
University of Maine student Kim Crowley, a Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center fellow, will lead “The Personal is Poetic,” a panel event that will dive deep into the history and foundations of poetry therapy, its models and modern usages, at 3 p.m. April 3 in the Writing Center in Room 402, Neville Hall.
Each panelist will provide their own perspectives and experiences on the idea of poetry as a therapeutic tool. Panelists will include Crowley; Jennifer Moxley, a professor of English; and Danielle Pafunda, visiting assistant professor of English. Cookies, coffee and tea will be provided.