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In this issue of the POIESIS Journal, contributors respond to the question the theme poses, "In the Midst of Crisis - What is Emerging." The answer is: poiesis in all its forms- reflective essays, poetry and artworks. Margo Fuchs Knill sets the stage by her poetic and thoughtful response to the crisis of climate change, finding hope in dark places. Essays and art-works follow by exploring the possibility of playing in the ruins and emerging wi...

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POIESIS: A Journal of the Arts & CommunicationA Publication of The European Graduate SchoolEvolution/Revolution: New Directions in Expressive ArtsVolume 18, 2021 This issue of the POIESIS journal is dedicated to Paolo Knill, a pioneer in the field of expressive arts therapy at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. and founder and first Provost of the European Graduate School in Switzerland. In September 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, Paolo...

This book is an innovative forum of tools, theory, and methods that nurture the reader's understanding of new eco perspectives and nature-assisted expressive arts and art therapies. It seeks to nurture humanity's ecopoietic ability in order to encourage sustainable living and challenge the sociopsychological impact of the ecological crisis.

I am proud to introduce a new issue of the POIESIS journal during this critical period of human existence. As populations all over the world are threatened, we have to ask ourselves: What is worth saving? What is worth our dedication? The threat of futility hangs over us all. We have our daily lives and our routines, we strive to keep a semblance of normality during this abnormal time, but despair, the absence of hope, is always present. When ...

A special Publication in Honour of 20 Years of Teaching at The European Graduate School - With Essays and Testimonials by EGS Faculty from the Division of Arts, Health & Society and the Division of Philosophy, Art & Critical Thought. What does it mean to teach and to learn? How can education be an aesthetic experience? What is distinctive about the style of learning at The European Graduate School? These essays by noted thinkers and practition...

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This book looks in detail at the connections between expressive arts, such as poetry, and psychology and develops understanding of the theoretical foundations which connect the arts and psychotherapy. It considers the context in which modern therapy emerged and looks at various aspects of arts therapies.

The book's contributors explore the transformative power of the arts therapies in areas stricken by conflict and discuss how and why expressive arts works. They look at the ways it can be used to engage community consciousness and improve social conditions whilst taking into account the issues that arise within different contexts and populations.

This book provides an arts-based approach to theories and practices of expressive arts therapy. The contributors emphasize the importance of the imagination and aesthetic experience, arguing that these are central to psychological well-being, and challenging views which emphasise the cognitive and emotional dimensions of mental health development.

This book lays the foundation for a fresh interpretation of art-making and the therapeutic process by re-examining the concept of poiesis. The authors clarify the methodology and theory of practice with a focus on intermodal therapy, crystallization theory and polyaesthetics, and give guidance on the didactics of acquiring practical skills.

Stephen K. Levine's book explores the nature of traumatic experience and the therapeutic role of the arts and arts therapies in responding to it. It suggests that by re-imagining painful and tragic experiences through art-making, we may release their fixity and negative hold on our lives and resist the temptation to assume the role of the victim.