ABSTRACT

We present here an account of the way we employ the reading of poetry in engaging participants of an intensive four-week creative arts programme known as ARRTS (Arts for Recovery, Resilience, Teamwork and Skills) for wounded, ill or injured serving military personnel people with injury or illness, to prepare and assist them in writing their own stories. Poetry can deal with experience and perception in unique ways, as can haiku, which are invaluable for their accessibility and depth. The open qualities of our reading matter invite discussion and models the fact that poetry gives us permission to feel and to express ourselves. This discussion and engagement with readings is a key aspect of any prospective writer’s development, and, supplemented by the identification of specific techniques such as enjambment, creates awareness of ways in which it is possible to ‘re-author’ experience for healing effect.

摘要

我们在这里介绍了我们如何利用诗歌阅读来吸引参与者参加为期 4 周的强化创意艺术计划，该计划称为 ARRTS（恢复、复原力、团队合作和技能的艺术），面向受伤、生病或受伤的现役军人受伤或生病，准备和帮助他们写自己的故事。诗歌可以以独特的方式处理经验和感知，俳句也可以，因为它们的可访问性和深度是无价的。我们阅读材料的开放品质引起了讨论，并模拟了诗歌允许我们感受和表达自己的事实。这种讨论和阅读参与是任何潜在作家发展的一个关键方面，并且辅以对特定技术（如 enjambment）的识别，