{"product_id":"9781590307427","title":"Being True to Life: Poetic Paths to Personal Growth","description":"\u003cp\u003ePsychotherapist David Richo offers a fresh and inspiring approach to personal growth: we can use the process of writing and reading poetry to move toward greater self-understanding and emotional healing. Even if you’ve never written a poem before, you can learn to use poetry to explore your feelings, your relationships, your childhood, your dreams, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRicho explains how the creative, intuitive process of making poetry can help us gain access to our deepest truths, leading us to make connections and explore experiences in a new way, beyond the constraints of everyday language. This book offers a range of practical exercises for getting started, as well as guidance on how to read poetry in a way that can be personally transformative.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeing True to Life\u003c\/i\u003e shows us that poetry is not reserved for a few specially talented individuals but is a deeply human activity that anyone can tap into for greater clarity and insight into life’s struggles, beauty, and mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shambhala Publications, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041063092464,"sku":"9781590307427","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590307427_p0.jpg?v=1763810035","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590307427","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}