Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.

The poems that speak to us so strongly that we return to them in times of confusion, fear, loneliness or joy. Some of us might choose to scribble a couple of lines on a Post It and stick it to the ...

Chicwak is one of six women part of a weekly poetry and art initiative club ... find their inner voice and friendship in a world where loneliness is reportedly as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes ...