Wayne Gilbert: July 1, 1950 - September 23, 2025 Mari Alschuler: May 3, 1958 - September 20, 2025 I am writing to share news about the deaths of two brilliant people in the field of poetry therapy. Wayne Gilbert and Mari Alschuler are those brilliant people and practitioners. I met Wayne and Mari in the same year – 1995. They died this September. Their blessing, the direct experience by which I treasure each – 30 years of goodness, courage, love, vulnerability, giftedn

Shea Kelly-Buckley, MD and Jo Kelly, MD Poetry as Healing Work for Medical Practitioners Note of introduction from John Fox regarding the...

Poetry Summit Austin, TX Saturday, April 5th, 2025 This daylong event was jointly sponsored by Eremos (a Center for Contemplative Life)...

A Blessing for the Woods   Before I leave, almost without noticing, before I cross the road and head out to what I have intentionally postponed –   Let me stop to say a blessing for these woods: for crows barking and squirrels scampering, for trees and fungus and multi-colored leaves,   for the way sunlight laces shadows through each branch and leaf of tree, for these paths that take me in, for these paths that lead me out.      Michael S. Glaser Michael Glaser It was in 2014

AN INTRODUCTION TO POETIC MEDICINE FOR THE NF COMMUNITY by John Fox, PPM The Institute for Poetic Medicine Greetings! I am glad for this...

In Februrary 2024 John Fox brought the practice of poetic medicine to doctors/trainees, nurses/hospice, those in the medical humanities,...

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With love and humility we remember the late Dr. James Brandenburg (January 31, 1943 / January 13, 2023). He was our dear mentor,...

Poetry as a Tool for Wellness: The Natural Authority of Peer Facilitators Written by Cathey Capers “Spiritually speaking, authority comes...