This article provides a brief overview on the role of poetry into the pediatric palliative
and end-of-life care setting. Starting from examples, the author deepens possible
applications to the world of children and offers a poem, from his direct experience,
which deals with the cited thematic.
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Published online: November 01, 2022
Accepted:
October 27,
2022
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