The Poetry of the Word in Psychoanalysis

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"Pere Folch was a passionate teacher of psychoanalysis and its applications to art, architecture, music, poetry, theatre and most of all psychotherapy. This volume attests to his vitality and devotion to his beliefs, both scientific and political and to the Catalan language. Most of all he was a compassionate listener who gave priority to the needs of his patients."

John Steiner is a training analyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society, formerly a psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital and a psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic. He is the author of prominent works such as of Psychic Retreats, (1993), Seeing and Being Seen, (2011), and Illusion, Disillusion and Irony in Psychoanalysis, (2020).

"This collection of papers illustrate Pere Folch's crystalline intelligence, his limpet-like adherence to the phenomenology of the consulting room, and his sensitive and thoughtful considerations of the technical problems faced by the practicing analyst. The anglophone world is fortunate to have such an extensive collection of his thought now available to it. We are all indebted to the editors, translator and sponsors of this effort."

Robert Caper, MD,Psychoanalyst in private practice, Former member of the editorial boards of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis and the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association.