Dear Insecurities: Not to worry. Help is on the way. ... Below is a poem by Jalaluddin Rumi, written more than 800 years ago, with some eternal truths. “The Guest House ...

POETRY: THESE THREE ... they seem to offer a search for an imaginative representation of insecurity and transience. William Wall's Ghost Estate(Salmon Poetry, 143pp, €12) ...

But she has found a reprieve in one thing: poetry. These days, Alissa Quart’s attention has broken into strange shapes. ... like economic insecurity and abortion.

Her poem, which explores the question, "Why am I not good enough?" has been viewed millions of times in the past week. "The reaction to the video shows I am not alone," she told ABC News .

It’s a time of intense insecurity and social pressure, a time of feeling awkward and confused about how to transition into adulthood, all the while surrounded by peers undergoing the same stress.