
Poetry Rx
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PoetryRx presents 50 great poems as seen through the eyes of this renowned psychiatrist and New York Times bestseller. In a tour de force that spans four centuries, Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal shows how these poems can help the modern reader to lead a healthier, richer and more enjoyable life. In addition, Rosenthal illustrates the psychological insights revealed in these literary gems, from the sonnets of Shakespeare to the masterpieces of modern verse. The book will deal with fundamental psychological issues that we all face as we try and live our best lives, ranging from loving and losing; responses to nature; aspects of the human experience; the search for meaning; and aging.
Never before have we had a tour by such a knowledgeable guide through great poetry which can, heal, inspire and bring joy to our lives.
Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal is a world-renowned psychiatrist, public speaker, and best-selling author known for his innovative research and inspirational writings. A clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University of Medicine, he is the researcher who first described seasonal affective disorder and pioneered the use of light therapy. He is listed as one of the best doctors in American and has practiced psychiatry for over four decades, treating people with all manner of psychiatric and emotional health issues.
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One: Loving and Losing
- Chapter One: Is There an Art to Losing?: One Art
- Chapter Two: Can Love Transform You?: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
- Chapter Three: The Heart versus the Mind: Pity me not because the light of day
- Chapter Four: Love in the Moment: Lullaby
- Chapter Five: When Love Fades: Failing and Flying
- Chapter Six: Getting Over a Breakup I: Acceptance: Why so pale and wan fond lover?
- Chapter Seven: Getting Over a Breakup II: Reclaiming Yourself: Love after Love
- Chapter Eight: Declaring Your Love: Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
- Chapter Nine: Consoled by Love: Sonnet 29: When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes
- Chapter Ten: In Praise of the Marriage of True Minds: Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds
- Chapter Eleven: Loss of a Loved One: Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone (Funeral Blues)
- Chapter Twelve: Will I Ever Feel Better?: Time Does Not Bring Relief
- Chapter Thirteen: Love Remembered: When You Are Old
- Chapter Fourteen: Love after Death: Remember
- Part Two: That Inward Eye
- Chapter Fifteen: Transcendence in Nature: Daffodils
- Chapter Sixteen: The Memory of Daffodils: Miracle on St. David's Day
- Chapter Seventeen: Transcendence in Body and Mind: Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey (excerpt)
- Chapter Eighteen: The Power of Dark and Light: There's a certain Slant of light
- Chapter Nineteen: In Praise of Diversity: Pied Beauty
- Chapter Twenty: A Plea to Save the Natural World: Inversnaid
- Chapter Twenty-One: The Importance of Being Needed: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
- Chapter Twenty-Two: The Choices We Make: The Road Not Taken
- Chapter Twenty-Three: The Force of Longing: Sea Fever
- Chapter Twenty-Four: Finding Hope in Nature: The Darkling Thrush
- Part Three: The Human Experience
- Chapter Twenty-Five: The Power of Hope: "Hope" is the thing with feathers
- Chapter Twenty-Six: Welcoming Your Emotions: The Guest House
- Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Healing Power of Reconciliation: Out beyond Ideas
- Chapter Twenty-Eight: Leaving Home: Traveler, there is no road
- Chapter Twenty-Nine: And Those You Leave Behind: Letter to My Mother
- Chapter Thirty: The Importance of Self-Actualization: On His Blindness
- Chapter Thirty-One: The Power of Faith: Psalm 23
- Chapter Thirty-Two: The Thrill of Discovery: On First Looking into Chapman's Homer
- Chapter Thirty-Three: The Enduring Thrill of the Moment: High Flight
- Chapter Thirty-Four: The Long Reach of Trauma: The Sentence
- Chapter Thirty-Five: The Danger of Anger: A Poison Tree
- Part Four: A Design for Living and the Search for Meaning
- Chapter Thirty-Six: Principles for a Good Life: Polonius' Advice to Laertes
- Chapter Thirty-Seven: Remaining Steady through Life's Ups and Downs: If
- Chapter Thirty-Eight: Never Give Up: Invictus
- Chapter Thirty-Nine: Putting One Foot in Front of the Other: The Waking
- Chapter Forty: Should You React or Proact?: Waiting for the Barbarians
- Chapter Forty-One: It's the Journey That Matters: Ithaka
- Chapter Forty-Two: Hold On to Your Dreams: Dreams
- Part Five: Into the Night
- Chapter Forty-Three: Should You Just Go for It?: An Irish Airman Foresees His Death
- Chapter Forty-Four: Or Should You Be Careful?: Musée des Beaux Arts
- Chapter Forty-Five: Dying Too Soon: We Real Cool
- Chapter Forty-Six: Aging by Degrees: I Know I Am Getting Old
- Chapter Forty-Seven: The Critical Importance of Communication: Not Waving but Drowning
- Chapter Forty-Eight: Should You Rage?: Do not go gentle into that good night
- Chapter Forty-Nine: Or Is it Time to Go Gently?: Because I could not stop for Death
- Chapter Fifty: I Did Not Die!: Do not stand at my grave and weep
- A Few Last Thoughts
- Source Materials and Further Reading
- Permissions
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
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