“Poetry is a very vulnerable art form and has so much power to help us touch our emotional world and find words for what so often goes unspoken. It’s also a powerful reflective tool. When a poem touches us and we feel ‘I know that feeling too’, we may all of a sudden understand ourselves in a new way and also feel less alone in our mad world. Poetry is a powerful healing,” says trauma-informed educator and poet Natalia Rachel.
The rise of poetry as a tool for emotional healing and self-expression is becoming more prevalent, particularly among Gen Z as they struggle to find ways of navigating the intersections of relationships, trauma and modern love.
