Sumeet Keswani

American writer and educator Joseph Fasano’s poetry prompts are helping people all over the world articulate difficult emotions. From a nonagenarian with dementia to kids on the autism spectrum and a man with a life-altering brain injury, every person has a poem in them. I spoke with Fasano to tell this poignant story in Mint Lounge.
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The article discusses the origin and semantic structure of these poetry prompts, the reason for their worldwide appeal, some of the most touching responses to them, an upcoming workbook, and the rise of AI poetry, among other things, in a riveting discussion with Fasano.

Images, left to right: Courtesy of Laura Ricciardi; Joseph Fasano on Twitter