Part of the Poetic Medicine Summit 2026 year-long series The Expressive Art of Poetry Thursday, June 11, 2026 1:00 - 2:30 pm Pacific Time ​ Registration for the full series of events, including recordings of all previous sessions is here: givebutter.com/Summit2026April ​ In this Poetic Medicine workshop, you’ll be invited into a process that weaves poetry, creative expression, reflection, and writing as pathways for exploration, discovery, and self-awareness. As we write and

Part of the Poetic Medicine Summit 2026 year-long series The Expressive Art of Poetry Saturday, May 23, 2026 9:30 - 10:30 am Pacific Time Register for the full Summit series of events here . How can poetry help us face cruelty, and begin to heal its lasting impacts? Together, we’ll consider poetry as a form of medicine: a practice of speaking, witnessing, and affirming the inherent worth of every person. ❧   ❧   ❧   The greater scope of this workshop is intended for participa

​​ Join us online for the Poetic Medicine Summit 2026: The Expressive Art of Poetry We would love to have you in the poetry circle. Opening Weekend of IPM's Online Poetic Medicine Summit 2026: The Expressive Art of Poetry Amanda Johnston Sunday, April 26 9 am - 1 pm Pacific Daylight Time ​ Have you ever wanted to celebrate someone in your life or mark a special occasion with a poem? During times of joy and great challenges, people turn to poems that connect us through our sha

Opening Weekend of IPM's Online Poetic Medicine Summit 2026: The Expressive Art of Poetry Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer Saturday, April 25 9 am - 1 pm Pacific Time In the dark times will there also be singing?  Yes, there will also be singing about the dark times. —Bertolt Brecht, “Motto” In every moment there is the chance to witness the ever-unfolding story of our own lives and the story of our world. Though a poem can’t fix things, can’t heal us, can’t change the facts, readin

Opening Weekend of IPM's Online Poetic Medicine Summit 2026: The Expressive Art of Poetry John Fox Friday, April 24 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Pacific Time "Bless the spirit that makes connections, for truly we live in what we imagine. Clocks move along-side our real life with steps that are ever the same." ~Rainer Maria Rilke These days, when many things and experiences around us are grim and harrowing, it is important to not give up or turn away. Poetry and poem-making help me to no