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Our Mission

The Institute for Poetic Medicine offers tools and support to heal body, mind, and spirit through the creative and therapeutic process of hearing, speaking, and writing poetry.

The Institute for Poetic Medicine is a non-profit 501(c)3

Upcoming Poetic Medicine Events

  • Practicing Self-Care - PTW Oct 2025
    Practicing Self-Care - PTW Oct 2025
    Sat, Oct 18
    Poetry Circle
    Oct 18, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Poetry Circle
    Join us for October's poetry circle from our popular Poetry as a Tool for Wellness series!
  • Poetic Medicine: Care for our Mystic Hearts in Unsettled and Uncertain Times
    Poetic Medicine: Care for our Mystic Hearts in Unsettled and Uncertain Times
    Wed, Nov 05
    Poetry Circle - 3 weeks via Zoom
    Nov 05, 2025, 3:00 PM
    Poetry Circle - 3 weeks via Zoom
    Wednesdays from 3-5pm Pacific Nov 5, 12, 19 In this experiential series, we will explore how a Poetic Medicine process supports, informs and nourishes our walk in life and our mystic heart.
  • Poetic Medicine Summit 2026: The Expressive Art of Poetry
    Poetic Medicine Summit 2026: The Expressive Art of Poetry
    Sat, Apr 25
    Austin Central Public Library
    Apr 25, 2026, 9:30 AM CDT – Apr 26, 2026, 4:30 PM CDT
    Austin Central Public Library, 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701, USA
    Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Amanda Johnston, and John Fox as keynote speakers
  • Poetry of Nature 2025 — A Year of Poetic Medicine
    Poetry of Nature 2025 — A Year of Poetic Medicine
    Monthly Poetry Prompts and Inspiration
    Letters Memberships Available Now
    Monthly Poetry Prompts and Inspiration
    Letters Memberships Available Now
    Two levels of membership are available each year: a monthly Poetic Medicine Circle (closes each February), and a Letters Circle option (year-round registration). NanLeah and Geoff facilitate. The contributions from participation in this program are used to support the greater programming of IPM.
Sandstone

Poetry really is the cure.
When we stop jabbering long enough to listen to what is going on around, among, and inside us—and we have someone to help us put that into the fewest, truest words available to us—the air clears and the aliveness flows through all the spaces in between.
 
Barbara Brown Taylor
Writer, Speaker, Spiritual Contrarian

Poetic Medicine Community

Because our personal experiences touch the common ground we share with others, poetry offers a way to connect an otherwise seemingly unconnected community.

 

We invite you to share your experiences

– your poems –

within these poetic medicine groups. 

Poetry Commons is a group that is open to all: ask questions, share poems, and become part of the larger poetic medicine community.

 

Other groups are available by invitation through registration for IPM programming.

Groups

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