https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/I-ve-just-been-diagnosed/Express-yourself-through-poetry/m-p/25959#M620 <P>I wrote a lot of poetry whilst I was going through my cancer treatment, it was very cathartic for me, as it's coming from my &nbsp;heart &amp; soul.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:10:47 GMT chrishayward 2017-04-13T11:10:47Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/I-ve-just-been-diagnosed/Express-yourself-through-poetry/m-p/25850#M592 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="it's a girl!.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88i9941642ECE5DEAD2/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="it's a girl!.png" alt="it's a girl!.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Creative writing, especially poetry, can be very cathartic.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Today is World Poetry Day. This is a day that was set aside by the United Nations back in 1999, to recognise the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>We have an <A title="Expressive Writing group" href="https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Expressive-Writing/gp-p/expwriting" target="_blank">Expressive Writing group</A> that is perfect for any kind of writing, whether in verse or prose. Why not use creative writing as a unique way to explore your cancer journey?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You can <A title="Expressive Writing group" href="https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Expressive-Writing/gp-p/expwriting" target="_blank">access the group here</A>.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Just click the blue&nbsp;<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="joingroup.jpg" style="width: 165px;"><img src="https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/90i3E578CAF4D74CDF6/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="joingroup.jpg" alt="joingroup.jpg" /></span> button and you'll be able to post immediately!</P> Tue, 21 Mar 2017 01:23:59 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/I-ve-just-been-diagnosed/Express-yourself-through-poetry/m-p/25850#M592 Katekat 2017-03-21T01:23:59Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/I-ve-just-been-diagnosed/Express-yourself-through-poetry/m-p/25959#M620 <P>I wrote a lot of poetry whilst I was going through my cancer treatment, it was very cathartic for me, as it's coming from my &nbsp;heart &amp; soul.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:10:47 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/I-ve-just-been-diagnosed/Express-yourself-through-poetry/m-p/25959#M620 chrishayward 2017-04-13T11:10:47Z