Identifying the mechanisms of poetry therapy and associated effects on participants: A synthesised review of empirical literature

Alfrey, Abigail; Field, Victoria; Xenophontes, Ioanna; Holttum, Sue

doi:10.1016/j.aip.2021.101832

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“…Both writing and reading poetry and subsequent reflection (Alfrey et al, 2021) can provide insights into experiences that people may not have experienced firsthand. As Sandra Faulkner demonstrates in her article, 'Crank up the Feminism', poetic inquiry is a feminist embodied theory which combines the personal and political as a catalyst for social change (Faulkner, 2018).…”

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Silent Footsteps: Renga Poetry as a Collaborative, Creative Research Method Reflecting on the Immobilities of Gender-Based Violence in the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Holt

Lewis

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In the Covid-19 global crisis, gender-based violence (GBV) has been reshaped and reconfigured, with increases in some places and decreases in others. During our exploration of the changes in GBV through trans/feminist collaborative reflexive storying, we noticed the fragmentary nature of our storied recollections, which both represented and heightened the emotions in the work. With an intention of distilling the words even further, we challenged ourselves, as transdisciplinary researchers, to create a collaborative renga poem, which we titled, “Silent Footsteps.” An ancient Japanese form, the renga is a series of short, linked verses. This article demonstrates that renga offers an accessible, collaborative poetic research method, not only for research teams but also for non-academic groups to connect with each other. It has the ability to convey deep emotion, with an authentic personal voice, while being confined to structure and rules. Along with creating two stanzas each turn in a round of emails, we all wrote a reflection to engage with the process that identifies this method of writing research as holistic and creative, able to further connect the authors, reflect on the new knowledge and meaning that this work has motivated. Based on these reflections, which are woven throughout and on the renga poem, which is presented in full at the end, we argue that (a) renga is a timely poetic form, (b) it enhances transdisciplinary collaboration, and (c) that it offers both resistance and catharsis.

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Silent Footsteps: Renga Poetry as a Collaborative, Creative Research Method Reflecting on the Immobilities of Gender-Based Violence in the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Holt

Lewis

et al. 2022

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“…Appreciating and creating poetry is not only delightful but also influences subsequent psychological states and traits. In poetry therapy-a form of psychotherapy that uses poetry as a therapeutic medium-patients bring poems that suit their feelings and appreciate them, or they recite poems they have composed and review them with the therapist (for review, see Alfrey, Field, Xenophontes, & Holttum, 2021). As part of poetry therapy, haiku has also been used with significant success (Reynolds & Sova, 2022).…”

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Ambiguity Tolerance Can Improve through Poetry Appreciation and Creation

Hitsuwari

Nomura

2022

Journal of Creative Behavior

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Ambiguity tolerance is an individual trait of preference for ambiguity that can be transformed by intervention. It is known that appreciation and discussion of art can improve ambiguity tolerance, but the effects of appreciation and discussion have not been separated, and there have been psychometric limitations. This study examined the effects of appreciation and creation on ambiguity tolerance using haiku, which are characterized by ambiguity and have been created by Japanese in their educational curriculum. The 152 participants in the zoom experiment answered the Multidimensional Attitude toward Ambiguity Scale at ve time points: before and after haiku appreciation and creation, and one week later. The results showed that the absolutism, which is one factor of the attitude toward ambiguity, decreased after the appreciation and creation of haiku, and this effect persisted after one week, indicating that cognitive changes occurred through the appreciation and creation, which require various interpretations and choices.

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A Psalm a Day: A Randomised Controlled Trial Examining the Effects of a 1-week, Daily Psalm Meditation on Hope, Flow and Wellbeing

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Pretto²

2023

Pastoral Psychol

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Identifying the mechanisms of poetry therapy and associated effects on participants: A synthesised review of empirical literature

Cited by 15 publications

References 67 publications

Silent Footsteps: Renga Poetry as a Collaborative, Creative Research Method Reflecting on the Immobilities of Gender-Based Violence in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Silent Footsteps: Renga Poetry as a Collaborative, Creative Research Method Reflecting on the Immobilities of Gender-Based Violence in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Ambiguity Tolerance Can Improve through Poetry Appreciation and Creation

A Psalm a Day: A Randomised Controlled Trial Examining the Effects of a 1-week, Daily Psalm Meditation on Hope, Flow and Wellbeing

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