ABSTRACT
Buck and Kramer (1974) noted that the use of poetry therapy facili tates group process. They observed a cumulative effect wherein group members learned the procedures of using poetry in therapy and devel oped a sensitivity to group functioning. Lauer and Goldfield (1970), in an earlier report, noted this phenomenon with respect to the role of creative writing in group therapy. Lessner (1974) found that the intro duction of poetry to group sessions served as a catalyst for advancing group process. Lerner (1982) advanced an interpersonal poetry therapy model for groups. Mazza and Prescott (1981), while working with a couples group (see Chapter three), found support for Buck and Kramer’s cumulative effect. Goldstein (1989) reported that poetry therapy was consistent with interpersonal theory and the therapeutic factors in group therapy observed by Yalom (1995).
