This document discusses how literature can help with coping with mental and emotional stresses. It poses questions about how poetry can help with stress, grief, heartbreak, trauma, depression, bipolar disorder, and age-related memory loss. Evidence suggests that reflective writing can help physicians expand their awareness and make sense of experiences. It allows students to express themselves metaphorically. Mindful attention through literature can help exclude thoughts of past problems and future obligations. Listening to and writing about literature can be an outlet, improve understanding of patient pain, and promote physician well-being through emotional equilibrium and self-healing. Humanities-based interventions can improve situational coping and self-awareness.