Lawrence JW Cooper
Author / Poet
As a psychologist and poet who has walked the path of borderline personality disorder (BPD), generalized anxiety disorder, and depression, he wishes to help others through his three books of poetry. His first book, Bi, expresses the feelings he experienced in the process of coming to grips with his sexual orientation. In The Room he walks you through his emotions while undergoing therapy after he crashed. Enchanted With Life is his victory song, his celebration of the life he now lives.
Education
BA in English
BED Reading and Psychology
MED Psychology
PHD – in Life Learning
Experience
Ten Years as a Reading Consultant
Ten years as a high school teacher in Advanced Placement Literature and Psychology
Sixty years as a writer of poetry (started when I was ten)
Published author – Bi, The Room, and Enchanted With life
Poetry with Purpose
We awaken the powerful and creative soul within so that we can tap into the vast cognitive and creative resources of the universe, expand and grow into the people we want to be, and live the life we would truly love to live.
Poetry With Purpose Presentations
Poetry with Purposes are fifty minute presentations from Bi and the Room. They focus on a particular theme and try to give insights into the emotions and feelings behind the actions and behaviors of people struggling through major issues of the body and the mind.
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Poet’s Corner – The Path of the Empath – by Lawrence J.W. Cooper
I crave solitude. I avoid crowds. I shun parties. In a crowd of four, I seek one soul to reach into the depths of meaning and purpose. I am an introvert, a label I proudly wear. I thrive on joy, not the wild kind filled with talk and laughter, but the melancholy where...
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