#American #psychiatrist who was known as the “father of poetry therapy”.
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He popularized using using #poetry as a viable natural #healing power for the #mind.
One method is to read #poems to a #patient, or have the patient read them, followed by talking about the poem, which can lead to talking about themselves.
Another technique is to encourage patients to #write poetry, which can bring out #emotions that may be blocking or suppressing conversation.
Leedy founded the National Association for Poetry Therapy (1969), served as its president, and influenced professionals worldwide.
He wrote Poetry Therapy, The Use of Poetry in the Treatment of Emotional Disorders (1969) and Poetry as Healer: Mending the Troubled Mind (1973).
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