Magazine article
Poetry for an anxious world: 5 experts share poems of grief, hope and restoration
The Conversation
10/04/2026
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Abstract
Tumultuous times create heightened, often complex, emotions. It can be hard to voice or even identify our feelings when faced with war, illness, worry, or great changes of any kind. Poetry offers many gifts – among them, capturing, reflecting or even just sitting beside us with our thoughts and feelings. We asked five poetry experts – all poets themselves – for the poems they turn to in anxious times, for comfort or company. We’d love to hear yours, too – you can share them in the comments section.
Details
- Title
- Poetry for an anxious world: 5 experts share poems of grief, hope and restoration
- Creators
- James Ley (Editor) - The ConversationJo Case (Editor) - The Conversation
- Contributors
- Aidan Coleman (Contributor) - Southern Cross UniversityFiona Wright (Contributor) - Western Sydney UniversityJohn Kinsella (Contributor) - Curtin UniversityLuke Johnson (Contributor) - University of WollongongSarah Holland-Batt (Contributor) - University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991013372061502368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education; Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Magazine article