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An Introduction to Poetic Medicine for the NF Community | John Fox, PPM
AN INTRODUCTION TO POETIC MEDICINE FOR THE NF COMMUNITY by John Fox, PPM The Institute for Poetic Medicine Greetings! I am glad for this...
IPM Team
Jul 16, 202410 min read
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Where I Am From | Obede (Eddy) Gaspar
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
Jul 9, 20241 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Re-Inventing Will | Amy Webb
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 16, 20241 min read
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Bringing Poetic Medicine to Singapore | John Fox, PPM
In Februrary 2024 John Fox brought the practice of poetic medicine to doctors/trainees, nurses/hospice, those in the medical humanities,...
IPM Team
Mar 20, 202410 min read
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Words | Chan Mei Yoke, MD
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
Mar 13, 20241 min read
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