IPTN

Welcome to Irish Poetry Therapy Network - IPTN, a non-profit organisation that provides an environment where participants explore at first hand, through the use of poetry therapy and bibliotherapy, the healing power of poetry as a means of identifying and dealing with various life issues.

Find out more about us and how to join our network by checking out our site.


Confidentiality Agreement: IPTN Sessions are held in a confidential space. Participants, discussions and poems are only published with agreement. These sessions use poetry as therapy and are not psychotherapy sessions.

Saturday 25 February 2017

New Page Added to Site

Check out our new page ' Training in Poetry Therapy' for details on how to train as a poetry therapist.

Wednesday 22 February 2017

IPTN Membership

IPTN €15 annual membership renewal date has been set as 1st September. All existing memberships will run to 1st September 2017. Membership entitles you to a reduction of €10 on Conference fee and €5 on PT sessions.

IPTN charge €20 for a three hour group poetry therapy session. This year we plan to hold sessions in Kilkenny, Gorey, Belfast and Galway. We hope you will join us. Dates to be published soon.

Sunday 5 February 2017

Session in Sue Ryder House - Booklet

A Poetry Therapy session was included in the creative writing workshop Playing with Words, run by the Shed Poets, in Sue Ryder House, Dalkey in November '16.
Congrats to all those who participated and for the poems subsequently published in their booklet.
Sorry, sold out!

Strategy Forum - Future of Poetry Therapy in Ireland

An IPTN Strategy Forum: The Future of Poetry Therapy in Ireland will be held in
Dublin on Sat 11 February 2017 at 2pm in Spencer Hotel, foyer, Dublin.

All those interested in this important creative arts therapy, its recognition and advancement in Ireland are encouraged to join the gathering.

Please email IPTN if you wish to attend.

Saturday 4 February 2017

Suzanne Power qualifies in Poetry Therapy

Congratulations to Suzanne Power on receiving her Poetry Therapy Practitioner credential from The International Academy for Poetry Therapy. 

That makes 5 persons qualified in Poetry Therapy in Ireland. Well done Suzanne from all at IPTN.