by iaPoetry | Jul 24, 2020 | Poetry Therapy
The following is a summary of the presentation given by Ger Campbell and David Madden at the ‘Let the Voices be Heard’ conference 10th -12th October 2019 Belfast. This was an international collaboration between the primary psychotherapy bodies of Ireland, UK and the...
by iaPoetry | Jul 18, 2020 | Poetry Therapy
Congratulations to Elaine Reid on receiving her Poetry Therapy Practitioner credential from IaPOETRY. Well done, Elaine! It has been a richly rewarding experience to work with you as your Mentor. I have so enjoyed sharing your facilitation experiences and having your...
by iaPoetry | Jul 14, 2020 | Poetry Therapy
My country was calling out for volunteers during this COVID-19 Corona virus crisis and although I was raring to go, I was labelled either too old to volunteer or my blood too low to donate. They told me to check again when my blood gets high. I don’t know when that...
by iaPoetry | Jul 14, 2020 | Poetry Therapy
Over the past few years, I have been offering ‘Writing for Wellbeing’ workshops for staff at my university, and more recently for a group of secondary school teachers. As a PTP in training, I had to think about the best way to frame the workshops, knowing that ‘poetry...