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How Poetry Helped Me Understand Mental Health

Back in high school, slam poetry started off as a source of inspiration for channeling complex emotions for our writer, Mika. However, as it captures raw stories in a very honest way, her idea of ‘slam poetry’ transformed from a meme into a platform to understand almost vividly what mental health could mean for different people. Here are five of her top picks to get you on board.

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