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IPM Team
Jul 4, 20240 min read
Poetry of Nature | Early Summer | NanLeah
NanLeah's Early Summer Letter for July. We must speak about the trees.
NanLeah
Jul 3, 20248 min read
All Morn Sun | Geoff Oelsner
If a line or phrase resonates with you, we invite you to use it as a starting point to create your own poem. We welcome you to share your...
IPM Team
Jun 18, 20241 min read
Poetry of Nature | Late Spring | Geoff Oelsner
Summer cometh soon, June 20, 4:51 PM EDT. May summer bring you closer to Nature and the Heart of Life.
IPM Team
Jun 3, 20246 min read
Instructions on Not Giving Up | Ada Limón
We greatly appreciate this poem by the current Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón . If a line or phrase resonates with you, we...
IPM Team
May 16, 20241 min read
In Defense of the Whim | Elizabeth Bolton, PhD
It’s dandelion season again. I love those tiny sunbursts, those little lion’s manes of which there are no shortage on my walks to and...
IPM Team
May 13, 202410 min read
What Is Past Is Prologue | John Fox, PPM
John offers this backstory to Elizabeth Bolton's essay " In Defense of the Whim ". "...what's past is prologue..." from The Tempest by...
IPM Team
May 12, 20244 min read
Thoughts on Healing Poetry and Mental Health | Jim Elsaesser, PPM
Check Sometimes, sometimes things are so unbearable. So heartbreaking, So difficult. You can’t imagine how to survive. Despair, Tears,...
IPM Team
May 11, 20243 min read
Yoga & Poetry: Two Complementary Medicines | E.D. Watson, PPM
In my mental-health tool belt are a number of tools, but the two I rely on most are my yoga practice and my poetry practice. For maximum...
IPM Team
May 9, 20242 min read
How Can I Teach, But to a Friend? | Cathey Capers, PPM
"How can I teach, but to a friend?" ~ Aristotle As Poetry as a Tool for Wellness (PTW) enters a new phase, this phrase of Aristotle’s...
IPM Team
May 5, 20245 min read
Lifting Our Voices to Heal | Amy Webb, PhD
"Poems are invitations...doorways into this inner wilderness, a call to sit and be present to what we discover beyond the borders of our...
IPM Team
May 2, 20243 min read
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