Capturing Shadows: Poetic Encounters Along the Path of Grief and Loss (Poetry, Healing, and Growth) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939686091 ISBN 13: 9781939686091

Publisher: University Professors Press, 2015

Synopsis

Long before contemporary approaches to helping people face death, loss, and other life transitions, poetry was used by many cultures to assist the grieving process. Today, it remains an important healing art. Capturing Shadows is an original collection of poems about actively engaging one's grieving and loss with a purpose. The poems were written by therapists, counselors, educators, and others who understand and have experienced the struggle of leaning into one's pain. The introduction along with activities at the end of the book provide a guide for readers to assist them in using poems from Capturing Shadows as well as their own poems to facilitate their grieving process. Whether wanting assistance with one's own grief and loss, a deeper understanding of the grief and loss, or a resource to help others in their journey, Capturing Shadows is a wonderful resource for all touched by death, loss, and other difficult life transitions.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Professors Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1939686091
• ISBN 13: 9781939686091
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Moats Michael, Hoffman Louis