Sharing Meaning and Nothingness: An existential therapist’s poetic reflections

Existential Analysis Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis 2026

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Authors: Tavan Thomas
DOI: 10.65828/2db51a19
Cited by: 1
References: 5

Abstract

This paper expands on my presentation at the Society for Existential Analysis Conference 2025, where I shared poems from Meaning and Nothingness: An existential therapist's poetic reflections. Drawing on themes voiced across multiple clinical settings, the paper examines poetry as an existential method that illuminates shared human concerns, bridges self and other, and supports the existentialist's role today in a rapidly shifting world.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Empathy and Medical Education

Publication details

Journal / source
Existential Analysis Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis
Publisher
Society for Existential Analysis
Volume
37
Issue
1
Pages
53–67
Publication date
1 January 2026