The therapeutic value of writing poetry has long since been recognized. Poetry, as with any other method of expression, means that a writer is able to generate thought processes and to get emotions which may otherwise stagnate onto paper. It really doesn't matter what the quality of the poetry is. What matters is the ability to express oneself. This article looks at how poetry helps to unlock the potential of an individual and help them to recover from emotional turmoil associated with life.

*Calm and thoughts.

*Paper and pen.

*Making sketches.

*Putting sketches into verse.

*Healing process.

Calm and thoughts.

Often when a person is stressed or overwhelmed by life, there is little room for creative thinking. What happens is that the dark cloud of circumstances blots the view and doesn't allow them to express thoughts. In any given situation, individuals need to be able to express whatever emotions they feel. From the deepest depths of grief to the physical exhaustion of recovery, a human needs to find a space of calm among the storms.

Allowing yourself the luxury of calm nurtures thoughts. If you allow yourself to be surrounded by problems and don't give yourself the space you need to be creative, the creativity is stifled and cannot happen. Atmosphere and calm produce thoughts, which in turn produce therapeutic creativity.

Paper and pen.

Not everyone has the luxury of computers or word processors, but it doesn't take possession of these items to be able to express yourself in poetry. A simple writing pad and a pen will suffice. Placed in a room where calm can be achieved, even if this is the smallest room in the house, can be a prompt to write.

Making sketches.

People with stress often have difficulty expressing thoughts. Instead their ideas are abstract. These abstract thoughts caught on paper give the writer fuel with which to light the fire of their creative flow. These thoughts may appear muddled, though that doesn't matter. Getting them down on paper matters as this is a manner of release. It also acts as a sketch for future poetry. You may not be at your most creative when drowned by emotional sickness or dread, but when you are well enough, you will be able to remember the depths of that misery, and use this to add emotion to poetry from the sketches made during these periods.

Putting sketches into verse.

With practice, anyone is capable of putting abstract thought into verse form. It may take the form

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