My mother died Jan. 26, 2011, a few weeks after I started this blog. So I was waylaid for a while, but am now up and running and wanting to get this blog going. The purpose of this blog is to celebrate creativity.
Is there a link between grieving and creativity? Does writing, painting, drawing, or creating in any form help the grieving process? Do you become a better artist by going through your pain and coming out to the other side? I wonder...
I've heard a number of people say that they started writing seriously while dealing with grief. I always loved poetry. I enjoyed writing poetry while I was in high school. But it didn't get serious about writing poetry until my granddaughter was terminally ill. Writing poetry gave me the outlet I needed for dealing with my grief.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Wilda. I hope other people feel the same way. Creativity can be a great outlet for people who are mourning.
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel. My mother has ovarian cancer and i've written some sad poetry. I visit her at the hospital and my dad picks me up at the Skokie swift, which gives me more ideas for poetry. last week, after the columbia excursion, there was a blind man begging on the red line. Then on the Skokie Swift, I conversed with a man with one leg,which gave me even more ideas for poetry. you can find a lot of topics for poetry, if you just leave your apartment
ReplyDeleteYou really have a lot of compassion and empathy, Mark. Thanks so much for your comments.
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