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Aphasia Poetry, AI, and Text-to-Speech: Write Again

By Laura Malis / January 19, 2026

AI Became My Teacher And Why This Poem Had to Be Heard, Not Read I wrote the poem for my aphasia poetry class. I published it to the group on Monday January 19, 2026. This was my fourth poem in my life. After I wrote it, I wasn’t sure it was a poem. That is…

Aphasia and Writing. How it works.

By Laura Malis / January 15, 2026

Aphasia and Writing. It Takes Time. ChatGPT is a Collaborator. Since September 2025, I’ve experienced aphasia and writing. I’ve produced  14 blog posts for Aphasia at Home.  I’m honestly amazed by how much I’m enjoying writing again. Before my stroke in July 2022, I had two blogs.  The first was during COVID. The second was…

Why Writing Poetry Helps People with Aphasia

By Laura Malis / January 5, 2026

Why Writing Poetry Helps When You Have Aphasia Then see my poem about 2025 and 2026!  I admit it. I was depressed. You do not need long sentences. Your do not need perfect grammar. You can use single words. Short Lines. White space. That matters when language is hard. Poetry lets you: practice word finding…