"Poetry gives me a space to experience some catharsis through art." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily ... Boys Are Poisonous explores toxic dynamics, among other topics.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO THE PEOPLE AROUND ME ... Taylor's debut full-length collection of poetry, "Masculinity Parable," explores the concept of non-toxic masculinity: is it possible it exists ...

Yet he said the response he gets from young people who hear his poems is similar regardless of ... social fault lines of our times – to the toxic politics and the stories about mass shootings ...

features about 30 poems about Spenser Smith's experience with substance use and recovery amid B.C.'s toxic drug crisis. "I just want people to know that drug users are people," said Smith.

The phrase "toxic people", first coined by psychologist Dr. Lillian Glass back in 1995, has spawned a litany of advice and self-help literature, offering everything from poetry to psychic training.

The Jennifer's Body actress announced Tuesday that her first book of poems, titled Pretty Boys Are ... Her Body Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to ...