You don’t have to be a poet to find comfort and release in writing poetry. In fact, poetry as an exercise in affirmation, introspection and expression is less about the finished poem and more about the process of setting pen to paper. Whether you write simply for yourself or share your words with family and friends, or for a publication, poetry in its rawest form is about working through thoughts (often difficult ones), ideas and feelings.
For author and poet Jackie Smith, that sense of catharsis is something she says has “developed naturally over time”. Jackie’s first book, , reflects on her
