Healing Stanzas is a reflective writing initiative that aims to support the well-being of Kent State students, faculty, and staff.
About the
Project
A Multi-Disciplinary Project at Kent State University
Healing Stanzas: Caring for Our Minds and Bodies through Reflective Writing is a collaboration between the Wick Poetry Center, the Brain Health Research Institute, and the Healthy Communities Research Institute. This project combines the science of brain health and public health with the creative energy of the humanities to provide Kent State University students, staff, and faculty with an opportunity to improve wellness through reflective poetry.
Phase 1: Fall 2021
Wick Poetry Center teaching artists will visit classrooms to lead expressive writing exercises inspired by one of three Healing Stanzas model poems. If you are interested in having a teaching artist visit your classroom, please see the “contact us” link below.
Participate
Join a Community Poem
We’ve compiled three different Healing Stanzas model poems and writing prompts. To contribute to our community poem please click on the “Share Your Voice” button.
Contact Us
Are you interested in volunteering? Hosting a workshop? Scheduling a teaching artist to facilitate a classroom experience? Fill out our contact form to inquire.
About
Growing evidence suggests that poetry writing positively impacts brain health and mental well-being. For over a decade, Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center has used creative writing tools and practices to create connection and increase belonging in our community.
Project Directors
Heather Caldwell, PhD., Clare Stacey, PhD., David Hassler, M.F.A.
Kint·su·gi
Kintsugi (金継ぎ, “golden joinery”) is the Japanese art of repairingbroken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, a method similar to the maki-etechnique. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.
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