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...

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. ...

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...

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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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,...

Poetry As a Tool For Wellness Facilitator Training During 2024 the Poetry as a Tool for Wellness  (PTW) Facilitator Training program...

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...

Darnell Epps is a proud native of Baltimore, MD. He serves as the director of Fair Play (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice) at...

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

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...

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...

Summer cometh soon, June 20, 4:51 PM EDT. May summer bring you closer to Nature and the Heart of Life.

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...

John offers this backstory to Elizabeth Bolton's essay " In Defense of the Whim ". "...what's past is prologue..." from The Tempest by...