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Metaphorical language is the communication tool of poetry therapy. Now a metatheory, “The Theory of Transcendence” supports the use of metaphor as the method of making invisible realities “visible.” The poetry therapist will benefit from this theoretical framework that encourages communications across disciplines and encourages the gnosis (knowing) of why a specific metaphor is chosen.
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Wilkins, L.E. Metaphorical Language: Seeing and Hearing with the Heart. Journal of Poetry Therapy 15, 123–130 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019734627287
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019734627287