The program: Poetry and resilience

Owen BULLOCK

The program: Poetry and resilience

Owen BULLOCK

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-18
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Creative Arts Therapies
Volume	19
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 21 Nov 2024

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