The healing powers of poetry

Deborah Alma, also known as The Emergency Poet, runs therapy sessions using the power of poems

How to write poetry that speaks your truth, even if you’re a complete beginner

The lyric essay is a relatively new form of creative non-fiction, and it’s often considered the most challenging to write because it is hard to describe and define. In fact, the key is blurring bounda

A soulful journaling practice that helps you find clarity, shift perspective, and reconnect with yourself, one turn at a time

Music cannot work a magic spell. It can, however, do wonderful things. In recent issues of BBC Music Magazine, we have explored the benefits to mental health of listening and playing music, not least

You have the universe in your hair and the stars on your brow. I would wrap you up in heaven’s rainbow cloak, But I am a poor man. My only currency is hope. You are like an orchard abundant with fruit