Book: "Introduction to Literary Counseling" by Jin Eunyoung and Kim Kyunghee (authors) / Yoshikawa Nagi (translator)

Self-therapy techniques through literature born in Korea, the land of poetry "Literary Counseling"

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Based on lectures and papers from the Korean Counseling Graduate University by Korean poet and philosopher Jin Eun-young and educator Kim Kyung-hee, this book uses a variety of literary texts to compile theories and practices for facing and caring for the heart through poetry.

【table of contents】

Part 1: The Possibilities of Literary Counseling

・Literary imagination and healing ・Overcoming the "secret of art" ・The ideal of aesthetic education: becoming an artist, not an appreciator ・Two understandings of aesthetic activity: poiesis and praxis ・An attempt at the literature program "Eight Rooms for Self-Reflection" ・Beyond "voluntary submission" to a life of symbiosis ・Example of lectures and exercises: Room 5 "Youth, my most poetic season"

Part 2: Theory of Literary Counseling

・The healing power of literature ・Literary counseling as praxis ・The necessity of "shared reading" in literary counseling
・Literary counseling and self-transformation ・With literary counseling, anyone can become a writer

Part 3: 12 Lessons in Literary Counseling

<first half>
Lesson 1: Copying as a Poetry Warm-Up (Let's copy a poem)
Lesson 2: Expressing using the words of poets (quoting and rewriting)
Lesson 3: Write an Alphabet Poem (Introduce yourself through an alphabet poem)
Lesson 4: Sprint Writing (Just write freely)
Lesson 5: Understanding yourself through punctum (finding words that resonate with you)
Lesson 6: Express yourself through poetry collage (connect existing poems to create a new you)
<Second Half>
Lesson 7: Write a poem introducing yourself (give yourself a nickname and write a poem)
Lesson 8: Write a poem by looking at a photo (write a poem by looking at a photo you have taken)
Lesson 9: Collage using love poems (combining existing love poems)
Lesson 10: Write a poem in dictionary form (create a dictionary that reflects your inner patterns)
Lesson 11: Writing about the Body (Observing and sharing parts of your body)
Lesson 12: Make a book of your heart (make a book using the answers from previous lessons)

[Book information]

Authors: Jin Eun-young and Kim Kyung-hee Translated by: Yoshikawa Nagi
ISBN: 978-4-910801-03-2
Price: 2,200 yen + tax Publisher: Kurotorisha Publishing Date: August 4, 2025