Books and Resources Recommended by Jerrice

*** Is It Time to Make A Change? Positive Thoughts for when Life Presents You with a New Direction. By Deanna Beisser, 2000. published by Blue Mountain Arts, 64 pages, $10.95. This book is a collection of poetry for all aspects of making changes in our lives.

*** The Healing Fountain, Poetry Therapy For Life’s Journey. Geri Giebel Chavis & Lila Lizabeth Weisberger, January 2003. Published by North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc. 307 pages, $19.95. This book offers poems that are relevant to the things we encounter on life’s journey.

*** Giving Sorrow Words… Poems of Strength and Solace. Published by National Association of Poetry Therapy (NAPT). Free. This book is a gathering of poems written and collected after September 11, 2001, for healing the difficult terrain of tragedy, loss, and grief.

*** Finding What You didn’t Lose: Expressing Your Truth and Creativity Through Poem Making. By John Fox, September 1995, published by J. P. Tarcher, 320 pages, $15.95.
This book encourages self-expression through poetry. It uses formal techniques like metaphor, rhythm, and sound to write healing poetry.

*** Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem Making. By John Fox, October 1997, published by J. P. Tarcher, 303 pages, $16.95. This is a strong book on using poetry as therapy, by writing images to arrive at healing.

*** Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives. By Louise DeSalvo, published by Beacon Press 2000, 240 pages, $15.00.
This book shows how writing can be used to recover from trauma and arrive at personal growth. The author writes about her experiences of illness and loss of her family. She advises writing about every detail to move beyond trauma.

*** Journal to the Self: Twenty-two Paths to Personal Growth. Kathleen Adams. New York: Warner Books, 1990.

*** Seven Bridges. By Dessa Byrd Reed, published by Deer Publishing 2000, 144 pages, $12.95, and The Butterfly Touch. By Dessa Byrd Reed, published by Deer Publishing, 124 pages, $12.95. In both books, the author shares her personal experience and poetry for recovery from an auto accident, as well as giving instruction on how to begin writing poetry.

*** Write Where You Are: How to Use Writing to Make Sense of Your Life. Mirriam-Goldberg, Caryn. Minnieapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, 1999.

*** How To Read A Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry. Hirsch, Edward. New York: Harcourt, 1999

*** Poetry Therapy: Theory and Practice. By Nicholas Mazza, published by Taylor & Francis 2003, 232 pages, $24.95. This book addresses the therapeutic aspects of clinical use of metaphor, narrative, journal writing, bibliotherapy, poetry, and related arts.

*** Motivate Your Spirits Poem Style 1: A Collection of Inspirational Poetry. By J. L. Poet, published by 1 st Books Library 2003, 132 pages, $9.95. This book is a collection of poems for encouraging positive thinking.