Considers a process approach toward the goal of meaningful writing which may aid in positive personal change. Outlines recent criticism of contemporary poetry; argues against tradition and practice of craft in writing poetry. Proposes a means of writing centered on a method of inquiry involving elements of self-involvement, curiosity, and risk to…

Suggests that a quote from the 17th-century English physician and writer Thomas Browne captures the essence of the poetry of healing. Argues that healing, at its highest calling, combines the technical mastery of the problem with the response of the whole human being to the mystery; and that this many-faceted response is poetry. (SR)

Relates a case history of the stormy psychotherapy of a young man with borderline syndrome involving powerful self-hatred and self-destructive urges. Concludes that his progress in therapy was marked by distinct changes in the poetry he wrote for his therapist. (PA)

Provides a first-person narrative that focuses on remembering the importance of not becoming overly involved in only one aspect of life. (PA)

Provides a framework and suggests tools to assist the grieving for loss of dreams. Discusses distinguishing which losses are loss of dreams, grieving the loss of dreams, putting shattered dreams in perspective, and having new dreams. (SR)

Presents four poems of the "self" (poems that represent authors' perceptions of themselves) by secondary school students. Discusses how to assess such poems and students' development in writing poems like them. (SR)

Examines the use of the poetic with respect to the technical characteristics common to various forms of brief psychotherapy. Suggests that poetry can serve as a therapeutic agent in promoting client change. Conclude with implications for practice and directions for further research. (RS)

Gives a brief report on the therapeutic value of writing in working through the grief process. Presents two poems by the author that helped him work through the loss of his mother and brother. (RS)

Provides a perspective on the integrative healing aspects of poetry. Suggests that poetry calls things together, contains things, brings things to light, and shows how things are already whole, healed, one. (RS)

Explores how the use of poetry can be included in feminist social work as a method of empowerment and consciousness raising among women. (SR)

Discusses approaches to selecting poetry for the campus literary magazine. Argues that the selection process should be based to the publication's editorial philosophy (inclusive or exclusive) and should be followed consistently. (SR)

Discusses the poetry of the West Indian author Edward Kamau Brathwaite. Explores Brathwaite's use of the oral mode to emphasize the African tradition in the Caribbean voice. (PRA)

Discusses the notion of Robert Frost as "that terrifying poet." Analyses some of Frost's poetry in this light and discusses the reactions of students. (PRA)

Describes how a high school English instructor used the Valdez oil spill to illustrate the meaning in Samuel Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner." (PRA)

Provides five responses to Edward Lasky's article, "A Modern Day Albatross: The Valdez and Some of Life's Other Spills" in the same issue of this journal. (PRA)