It can be scary reading a poem – seriously! Especially when you’re doing it with other people or for course work. (That picture is how I feel when I’m on the spot and thinking about …
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What is writing for wellbeing?
Writing for wellbeing comes in all shapes and sizes. It might be a purely individual exercise or it might be engaging in writing alongside others. I run writing for wellbeing groups, but some other forms …
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What are your raw words telling you today?
One of my tutors used to emphasise the importance of your raw words, written now, in this moment. The words that might arrive unbidden when you sit down at your computer to write, or scribble …
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Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 7
grass feel my wet feet sunlight touch my warm heartbeat earth taste my tongue This is the last poem in the seven day challenge I set myself on National Poetry Day to write a haiku …
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Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 6
leaf bursting outwards into light, into colour done with Winter fasts
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Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 5
fragments of our life strong, tall William who tells me skipping is joyful
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How do you take care of yourself?
We all need to look after ourselves, even if it is only in order to help us support other people in our lives. When life gets chaotic or we feel as if we are overwhelmed …
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Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 4
slanting through dark trees tender light, fragile seedling to a bright clearing
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Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 3
birdcall sweet and sharp untroubled invisible across the garden
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Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 2
bird on frayed edge blossoms of white snow cloud-fluff shadow made of words
Rachel Hawkins-Crockford 