National Poetry Month is a great time to discover the joys of writing poetry.

The number pi, which is celebrated with its own day on 14 March, has inspired “Pilish” – a fiendishly challenging form of writing. Give it a go yourself… ...

But poetry for True doesn’t necessarily have to be a lengthy process; she loved writing poems on demand for the Pride Poets Hotline as part of the 2021 Pride weekend celebrations in West Hollywood.

For years, poetry has been used as part of therapeutic practice. The beauty of poetry is that it succinctly helps us get in touch with our innermost feelings with words and images.