Graduates

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Our Graduates

The Certification Program offered by The Institute for Poetic Medicine is a rigorous three-year course incorporating experiential poetic medicine, training as a facilitator, and hours of practicum and research. The program began in 2012 and has awarded Certificates of Completion to these Practitioners of Poetic Medicine.

Bahareh Amidi, PPM

Bahareh Amidi, PPM

Washington, D.C. | she/her

Dr. Bahareh Amidi is a poetry therapist who believes words and voice can be instrumental in the healing process for people of all ages and backgrounds worldwide.

Cathey Capers, PPM

Cathey Capers, PPM

Austin, Texas | she/her

James Elsaesser, PPM

James Elsaesser, PPM

Newton, New Jersey | he/him

NanLeah, PPM

NanLeah, PPM

Olympic Peninsula | she/her

Terri Goslin-Jones, PPM

Terri Goslin-Jones, PPM

she/her

Barbara Kulle, PPM

Barbara Kulle, PPM

she/her

Cyra Dumitru, PPM

Cyra Dumitru, PPM

San Antonio, Texas | she/her

Lisha Garcia, PPM

Lisha Garcia, PPM

San Antonio, Texas | she/her

Susan O'Connell, PPM

Susan O'Connell, PPM

Pacific Northwest | she/her

Trina Leshay Williams, PPM

Trina Leshay Williams, PPM

Kalamazoo, Indiana | she/her

Birch Dwyer, PPM

Birch Dwyer, PPM

Portland, Oregon | she/her

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E.D. Watson, PPM

E.D. Watson, PPM

Central Texas | she/they

Marcie Schwartz, PPM

Marcie Schwartz, PPM

she/her

Tara Broderick, PPM

Tara Broderick, PPM

Cleveland, Ohio | she/her

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