Poetic Medicine Summit 2026:
The Expressive Art of Poetry

A Year of Poetic Medicine

Join The Institute for Poetic Medicine and community partners as we gather to practice connection, hope, resilience, and agency through poetry.

Summit 2026 opens April 24-26 with

John Fox, IPM Founder

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Amanda Johnston

Online Poetic Medicine Summit 2026

John Fox

Friday, April 24,

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Central Time

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Saturday, April 25,

9:30 am - 1:30 pm Central Time

Amanda Johnston

Sunday, April 26,

9:30 am - 1:30 pm Central Time

The 2026 Poetic Medicine Summit begins in April with keynote speakers John Fox, IPM founder; Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Poet Laureate of Southwestern Colorado; and Amanda Johnston, 61st Poet Laureate of Texas.

This initial event and subsequent monthly facilitated workshops and talks will offer space where participants will hear their own and others' inner wisdom, truth and beauty, and celebrate our common humanity.

Investment:

$250 Bundled Pricing includes registration for all three April programs PLUS admission to subsequent monthly Summit 2026 programming, and access to recordings for 30 days following the event.

$225 Early Bird Pricing (ends March 1) includes registration for all three April programs PLUS admission to subsequent monthly Summit 2026 programming, and access to recordings for 30 days following the event.

Registration is also available for each program separately:

Friday, April 24 2 hours $50

John Fox, PPM

Saturday, April 25 4 hours $100

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Sunday, April 26 4 hours $100

Amanda Johnston

Monthly Sessions following initial April event:

Saturday, May 23 1.5 hours $40

James Elsaesser, PPM

Thursday, June 11 1.5 hours $40

Susan O'Connell, PPM & Terri Goslin-Jones, PPM