@article{bc67737ac86949b8a6726dad487943c9,
title = "The program: Poetry and resilience",
abstract = "This autoethnographic paper explores the role of poetry in sustaining well-being while mentoring Australian Defence Force members in a creative writing program for trauma recovery. Reflecting on the May 2021 program, I examine, through personal reflection and poetic analysis, how writing poetry helped me process the emotional weight of witnessing trauma and navigate the added pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic. The essay includes and analyses four poems written during this period.",
keywords = "Poetry, Resilience, Trauma, Autoethnography",
author = "Owen BULLOCK",
note = "PhD, MA, BA (Hons) Owen Bullock{\textquoteright}s latest poetry collection is Pancakes for Neptune (Recent Work Press, 2023), following three previous poetry titles, five books of haiku, a bilingual edition of tanka and a novella. His research interests include creative arts and well-being; haikai literature; poetry and process; semiotics and poetry; prose poetry, and collaboration. His scholarly work has appeared in Antipodes, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Arts Therapy, Axon, Journal of New Zealand Literature, Juxtapositions, Ka Mate Ka Ora, New Writing, Qualitative Inquiry, Social Alternatives, TEXT and Westerly. He is Discipline Lead for Creative Writing and Literary Studies at the University of Canberra. ",
year = "2024",
month = nov,
day = "21",
language = "English",
volume = "19",
pages = "1--18",
journal = "Journal of Creative Arts Therapies ",
issn = "2652-9459",
number = "2",
}