Poetry – Page 2 – Rachel Hawkins-Crockford

Category: Poetry

New writing for wellbeing workshops

Posted by keylifetherapy on July 3, 2019

Writing for Wellbeing at The Flamingo Centre, Henleaze/Southmead from 21 September 2019 I’m back at the Flamingo Centre in September with three writing for wellbeing workshops. It’ll be running in fortnightly blocks of three on …

Bristol, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Poetry, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing

Developing a regular journaling routine

Posted by keylifetherapy on June 17, 2019May 1, 2020

There are so many views on how often and when you should try journaling, why doing this at all might be good for you, what you could write about etc etc but what I’ve found …

Counselling, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, Poetry, self-care, Uncategorized, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing

Don’t be scared of poetry…

Posted by keylifetherapy on May 2, 2019May 1, 2019

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 …

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Poetry, Writing for Wellbeing

Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 6

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 27, 2019March 20, 2019

leaf bursting outwards into light, into colour done with Winter fasts

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, haiku, nature, Poetry, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing

Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 5

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 26, 2019March 20, 2019

fragments of our life strong, tall William who tells me skipping is joyful

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, haiku, nature, Poetry, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing

Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 3

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 24, 2019March 20, 2019

birdcall sweet and sharp untroubled invisible across the garden

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, haiku, nature, Poetry, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing

Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 2

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 23, 2019March 21, 2019

bird on frayed edge blossoms of white snow cloud-fluff shadow made of words

Poetry, Writing for Wellbeing

Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 1

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 22, 2019March 21, 2019

first light finds its way the sky spilling its colours across our counters Why have I chosen haiku? There are so many reasons, here are just a few: I like to write about the natural …

Poetry, Writing for Wellbeing

National Poetry Day: A poem a day keeps the doctor away

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 21, 2019March 20, 2019

Writing and reading poetry can both help us improve our mental and physical health. In William Sieghart’s The Poetry Pharmacy: Tried-And-True Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind and Soul (2017, Penguin Books) poetry is prescribed to be …

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, Poetry, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing