Cancer in Poetry—Poetry in Cancer: A Linguistic Analysis of Poems by Poets on Their Own Cancer and on the Cancer of Their Loved Ones
The linguistic characteristics and content of poems by poets writing about their cancer or about the cancer of their loved ones provides rich insights. This linguistic analysis of poems regarding cancer can be used in the further development of theory and clinical application of self-management approaches for persons with cancer, in support of expressive writing interventions, bibliotherapy, photovoice, art therapy, and health humanities.
Authors
- P. Boot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7399-3539)
- Ad A. Kaptein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1333-7679)
- Waldie E. Hanser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4422-0358)
- Jan W. Schoones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1120-4781)
- Brian M. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6545-9248)
- James W. Pennebaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9091-214X)
Institutions
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- Tilburg University (NL)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the Netherlands (NL)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psycho-Oncology
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70297
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health via Writing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00