The efficacy of poetry therapy: a computerized content analysis of the death poetry of Emily Dickinson.


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    • Abstract:  A computer content analysis of a representative sample of the death poetry of Emily Dickinson is examined in an attempt to identify its therapeutic efficacy. The findings suggest that its therapeutic value lies in an underlying theme that offers a coherent experience with death from which the reader can achieve a degree of mastery and control.

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