(CNN) One of the best pieces of breakup advice my friend Genna gave me during a tumultuous end to a long-term relationship was to write poetry. In one study from 2017 , researchers measured 27 people for their psychophysiological responses (such aschills or goosebumps) to hearing poetry read aloud. The community-oriented website Read Poetryhas an enticing guide to some creative exercises you may find inspiring. But no matter how you engage, just get in there and start feeling your way around for what you need. Or as poet Billy Collins wrote in "Introduction to Poetry":...walk inside the poem's roomand feel the walls for a light switch.

Source: CNN June 15, 2022 20:27 UTC