Expression Through Poetry | Avery Laur | TEDxYouth@UrsulineAcademy

Words can be powerful. They can hurt, but they can also help. In this TEDx Talk, Avery Laur shares how poetry has helped them through depression and ultimately provided a release.

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Avery is a senior at Ursuline Academy who has a passion for poetry and nature. In their spare time they like working on writing poetry for their book, spending time with friends, or taking photos. The last two summers they volunteered at Catholic Heart Work Camp, as well as going on a service trip to Ecuador. Avery plans to go to St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland after a gap year. They hope to show people how using poetry as a means to express themselves can make them feel better and help them to explain their feelings. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx