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The article reframes psychosis as meaningful poetics, aiming to shift epistemic assumptions toward curiosity and richer dialogue. 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The paper argues that by considering psychosis as meaningful poetics, this epistemological shift has the potential to foster curious inquiry and increase opportunities for meaningful dialogue. The paper introduces and explores the concept of the ‘poetic wavelength’, building on the previously established notion of the psychotic wavelength, which proposes that others need to ‘tune in’ to what is being communicated through psychosis. The concept of the poetic wavelength suggests that the reading and writing of poetry may support this process of ‘tuning in’ both for those experiencing psychosis and those working therapeutically with them.  \nKeywords Poetry · Creative writing · Psychosis · Narratives  \nIntroduction  \nDespite the significant evidence base to support the psychotherapeutic value of poetry and creative writing for people experiencing a range of mental health problems (Frattaroli 2006 ; Mazza 2017; Pennebaker & Beall 1986 ; Pennebaker & Smyth 2016), including conditions described as severe mental illness (Chiang et al., 2019 ; King et al., 2013), there remains a deficit of research, and potential under appreciation, of the therapeutic value of poetry for people who have experienced psychosis. This is despite poets having long been associated with psychosis (Holm-Hadulla et al., 2010 ; Mason et al., 2015) . Sigmund Freud, who arguably wrote very poetically (Curtis 2013), was significantly influenced by the poets such as Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe and proposed that poets and psychoanalysts are drawn to similar existential examinations of life (Kristiansen 2013) .  \nPoetry and creative writing share some commonalities with other creative participatory arts and are often utilised in collaboration with visual methods such as photography or drawing (Miller & Zelenko 2022) . These creative practices not only document ideas or  \n* Mark Pearson [mark.pearson@nottingham.ac.uk](mark.pearson@nottingham.ac.uk)  \n1 School of Health Sciences, Queen’s Medical Centre, The University of Nottingham,  \nmoments but also advocate for a creative approach to capturing experiences, wherein ideas can be ‘shown and felt, not merely told’(Batty & Baker 2018, 2) . The reading and writing of poetry provides an opportunity to craft narratives based on one’s thoughts, feelings, and attitudes (Kuriakose & Jena, 2024 ; Pearson et al., 2024) . It is through these stories that meanings can be explored, discovered, and developed. Han (2024) writes that ‘by placing our sorrow under a narrative light…a story raises them above mere facticity. Instead of solidifying as a mental block, they liquefy in the narrative flow’.  \nThe concept of the poetic wavelength is underpinned by research exploring the relationship between poetry and psychosis and developed as part of a PhD thesis (Pearson et al., 2020, 2022 ; Pearson 2023) . This research involved the development of a conceptual framework exploring the relationship between poetry and psychosis and the collection of qualitative data through narrative interviews with two groups of people: firstly, people with lived experience of psychosis who read and/or write poetry and secondly practitioners using poetry in their therapeutic work with people who have experienced psychosis. The results suggested that the reading and writing of poetry may help people who are experiencing psychosis to narrate their experi","cbCais6vA3LREkxD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais6vA3LREkxD","pdf",709442,"English","# SHORT TAKES: INNOVATIONS IN HEALTH HUMANITIES\n## The Poetic Wavelength—Tuning into the Meaningful Poetics of Psychosis\n## Abstract\n## Keywords\n## Introduction\n## Poetry and creative writing\n## Psychosis as meaningful poetics","[{\"question\":\"What gap does the paper identify about poetry and psychosis?\",\"answer\":\"The paper argues that, despite evidence for creative writing and poetry across mental health, poetry’s therapeutic potential for people who have experienced psychosis is poorly understood and under-researched.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper conceptualize psychosis in relation to poetry?\",\"answer\":\"It proposes treating psychosis as meaningful poetics, creating an epistemological shift that can encourage curious inquiry and more meaningful dialogue.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the ‘poetic wavelength’ and how is it used therapeutically?\",\"answer\":\"The ‘poetic wavelength’ builds on the idea that others need to ‘tune in’ to what psychosis communicates; it suggests that reading and writing poetry may support that tuning in for individuals experiencing psychosis and for practitioners working with them.\"}]","The Poetic Wavelength - Tuning into the Meaningful Poetics of Psychosis | PDF",1790755536]