The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how poetry and poetry therapy are useful tools in existentially oriented psychotherapeutic practice. This paper will accomplish this aim in several ways. First, a brief introduction to poetry therapy will be presented. Second, the main principles of existential therapy will be explored. Third, the congruence between poetry therapy and existential theo...

as imam ali’s precious words, which are endowed with sublime ethical and religious concepts, have been fountainhead of rhetoric, a good number of scholars and poets have attempted to manifest literal and thematic beauty in their works through memorizing imam’s speeches and benefitting from them. such influence of imam ali’s language and thoughts had a very special manifestation in the poetry of...

there is no doubt that bahār and rasāfi are the pioneers of innovation in iran and iraq. these two poets have similarities among which is having religious ideologies in youth which was reflected in their poetry. their ideology has become subtilized as time has passed. they have both paid attention to new subjects such as women and their related issues. the traditional look on women never loses ...

The poetry of akyn-zhyraus is the most important stage in formation aesthetic principles, canons, and traditional formula language all Kazakh poetry. authority five centuries (XIV-XIX centuries) was unshakable until XX century created basis both epic lyrical poetry, transformation which began only century. One principles Zhyrau's spirituality, a deep connection with religious mythological princ...

In offering a brief sketch of some aspects of Herodotus’ use of lyric poetry I shall restrict myself to melic poetry. I shall start with explicit allusions, and then turn to some passages for which Herodotus’ source must have been lyric poetry, and indeed rather grand lyric poetry, though he conceals this. We learn something about his principles and methodology, but also about the diffusion of ...

Most commentaries on Wole Soyinka’s works across genres engage with his constant invocation of cultural tropes, most which revolve around Ogun, self-proclaimed muse. In this article, I highlight the centrality religious myths and metaphors in a selection poems, namely, “Idanre” Idanre Other Poems (1967), Ogun Abibman (1976), “Joseph”, one “Four Archetypes” poems A Shuttle Crypt (1972), “Mandela...