About This Project

My name is Nick Austin. I’m a poet, digital artist, and musician, and creative pursuits are a large part of my life. As a senior project in my fourth year of high school, I researched the topic of poetry therapy and learned about the significance and relevance of the practice. This website/blog is an attempt to bring more poetry into my community and to allow people to submit and share their art with others. I believe that art is made to be shared and that more people should have access to their creative desires or to the creativity of others.

Through my research and personal experience, I have found that writing poetry is a powerful tool in therapy. Writing poetry and/or reading others’ poems can help with processing feelings and opening up about difficult experiences. I believe art is important to the individual regardless of if it is used in a therapeutic setting or not. I hope to bring to light more people’s creative sides and allow them to share their art through my website. Being in touch with one’s creativity can be cathartic and powerfully influence their outlook on the world, and I hope to help people gain that.