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Contact: Alice Shapiro 770-949-6475Orinfo@aliceshapiro.com
The Healing Power of PoetryDouglasville, GA, USA (June 2009)—
Can poetry heal? John F.Kennedy said "When power corrupts, poetry cleanses."Douglasville poet Alice Shapiro has put this healing concept to the testwith a reading at SHARE House, a domestic abuse crisis center servingDouglas County. When she read her poem "Crime" about her childhoodshoplifting adventure, the laughter was almost deafening, with theshelter residents taking pen to paper to try writing a poem of theirown. Perhaps J.F.K. was right.Ms. Shapiro's next reading will be held on Father's Day, Sunday, June21, at the Cultural Arts Center in Douglasville from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.She will be reading with Suffolk, Long Island Poet Laureate DavidAxelrod, who will present from a selection of his 18 published books.For directions and more information visithttp://www.artsdouglas.org Shapiro recently released a first poetry collection published by TotalRecall Press.
Cracked: Timeless Topics of Nature, Courage and Endurance
, a book of 108 short, smart poems are mood-altering andZen-like contemplations. Livermore, CA, Poet Laureate Connie Postsays "The eloquent use of metaphor in each poem leaves the readerwanting more, turning the page, to find wonderful creativity andsurprises in language." Dr. Axelrod calls these poems "Gorgeous!"Other equally positive reviews can be found on Shapiro's website athttp://aliceshapiro.com. In her poem, “From Dead To Aggravated,”Shapiro encourages with the lines:“Reaching for release,/tempted by thoughts of peace,/thestruggle bursts, detonates,/flittering down my eyes/and the skybecomes clutterless.”Along with blog entries on her site, Shapiro has created a "ChildrensPoems" page where she displays poems written by homeless/abusedchildren. She says, "It's a way to give back, and to encourage childrento heal from life's unkindness." She knows from her own homelessexperience that “creative writing can heal and propel a person forwardinto positive directions.”
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