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September 2026 | Loss, Losing and Loosening: Poetic Medicine as a Communal Ritual for Grief and Loss | The MERI Center at UCSF
Part of the Poetic Medicine Summit 2026 year-long series The Expressive Art of Poetry The MERI Center for Humanity in Healthcare; Because Every Story Matters Thursday, September 17 1:00 -2:30 pm Pacific Time Registration for the full series of events, including recordings of all previous sessions is here: https://givebutter.com/Summit2026April This workshop centers on the feelings and experiences of grief and loss, and the healing that can emerge when those feelings are s

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September 2025 Letter | John Fox, PPM
Dear Friend of Poetic Medicine, To begin this letter I want to pause to remember Mari Alschuler -- an important person in my experience...

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Kintsukuroi | Astra
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...

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Poetry of Nature | Mid-Summer | NanLeah
This letter is one of a monthly series available to Poetry of Nature subscribers.

NanLeah
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Star Grazing | Geoffrey 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
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Poetry as Self-Care for Medical Practitioners | Dr. Jo Kelly and Dr. Shea Kelly-Buckley
Shea Kelly-Buckley, MD and Jo Kelly, MD Poetry as Healing Work for Medical Practitioners Note of introduction from John Fox regarding the...

IPM Team
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June 2025 Letter | John Fox, PPM
June 15, 2025 Dear Poetic Medicine Friend, I am astonished that I date this letter as being written on June 15. Ohmigod, half of this...

IPM Team
Jun 15, 20256 min read


Poetry of Nature | Early Summer | Geoff Oelsner
This letter is one of a monthly series available to Poetry of Nature subscribers. For full access to the Poetry of Nature letters...

IPM Team
May 31, 20257 min read


When Worry Vines | Ashley Romberg
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
May 23, 20251 min read


Poetry of Nature | Mid-Spring | NanLeah
This letter is one of a monthly series available to Poetry of Nature subscribers.

NanLeah
May 3, 20257 min read


Turtle | Jim Elsaesser
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
Apr 13, 20251 min read


Poetry of Nature | Early Spring | NanLeah
This letter is one of a monthly series available to Poetry of Nature subscribers.

NanLeah
Apr 5, 20257 min read
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