Biblio-poetry therapy originated with the ancient Greeks, who viewed poetry as an integral aspect of healing. Aristotle was the first to put forward the emotional healing effect of catharsis, and noted that poetry produced insights and universal truths. In many cultures, chants, invocations, songs, and particular words have been used to facilitate healing. Soranus, a Roman physician, was the first recorded poetry therapist, who practiced in 100 AD. Records indicate that mental and physical health practitioners were prescribing poems and writing to patients in the 18^th century at Pennsylvania Hospital. Though there were many who practiced bibliotherapy in the 1900’s, Arleen McCarty Hynes was the first to develop a training program and write the first biblio-poetry therapy handbook. Hynes, Dr. Kenneth Gorelick, and Dr. Sherry Reiter formed the Association for Poetry Therapy in 1974, which evolved to the National Association for Poetry Therapy. Another organization, the International Federation for Biblo Poetry Therapy became incorporated in 1983, and it is from this institute that Dot is earning her credential. The International Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy is now the credentialing institution for the field.