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I Invite You to Explore This Landscape of IPM | John Fox, PPM
I introduced my letter to you with the subtitle If You Put Your Foot Down in this Landscape . What follows here is a portion of that...

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Apr 118 min read
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April 2025 Letter | John Fox, PPM
April 8, 2025 Dear Poetic Medicine Friends, Poetry is not a very popular art form these days, but it is an essential part of human life. ...

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Apr 96 min read
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Poetry as Healer: an exploration of poetry’s ability to speak the words we need to say | Cathey Capers, PPM
Poetry Summit Austin, TX Saturday, April 5th, 2025 This daylong event was jointly sponsored by Eremos (a Center for Contemplative Life)...

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Apr 93 min read
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A Reflection on the Life of Michael Glaser | John Fox, PPM
A Blessing for the Woods Before I leave, almost without noticing, before I cross the road and head out to what I have intentionally...

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Apr 811 min read
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Lifting Our Voices: Poetic Medicine as Ministry | Amy Webb
It began as a spring opportunity to offer “soul food” to congregants, and clients of a free medical clinic and food pantry on the campus...

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Mar 82 min read
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Poetry of Nature | Midwinter | NanLeah
This letter is one of a monthly series available to Poetry of Nature subscribers. For full access to the Poetry of Nature letters...

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Feb 19 min read
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December 2024 Letter | John Fox, PPM
It is December and I would like to make brief reports on some of my activities for The Institute for Poetic Medicine during this year,...

IPM Team
Dec 19, 20244 min read
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PTW Facilitator Training 2024
Poetry As a Tool For Wellness Facilitator Training During 2024 the Poetry as a Tool for Wellness (PTW) Facilitator Training program...

IPM Team
Dec 18, 20243 min read
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Thanksgiving Day Prayer | Walter Rauschenbusch
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
Nov 15, 20241 min read
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Darnell Epps interview on the Impact of Poetic Medicine in Cultivating Goodwill and Democracy | John Fox, PPM
Darnell Epps is a proud native of Baltimore, MD. He serves as the director of Fair Play (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice) at...

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Sep 10, 20245 min read
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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...

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Jul 9, 20241 min read
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Jul 4, 20240 min read
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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
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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
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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...

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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...

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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,...

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May 11, 20243 min read
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