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IPM Team
May 13, 202410 min read
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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IPM Team
May 12, 20244 min read
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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IPM Team
May 11, 20243 min read
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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IPM Team
May 9, 20242 min read
Yoga & Poetry: Two Complementary Medicines | E.D. Watson, PPM
In my mental-health tool belt are a number of tools, but the two I rely on most are my yoga practice and my poetry practice. For maximum...
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IPM Team
May 5, 20245 min read
How Can I Teach, But to a Friend? | Cathey Capers, PPM
"How can I teach, but to a friend?" ~ Aristotle As Poetry as a Tool for Wellness (PTW) enters a new phase, this phrase of Aristotle’s...
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IPM Team
May 2, 20243 min read
Lifting Our Voices to Heal | Amy Webb, PhD
"Poems are invitations...doorways into this inner wilderness, a call to sit and be present to what we discover beyond the borders of our...
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IPM Team
May 1, 20240 min read
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NanLeah
Apr 27, 20246 min read
Poetry of Nature | Mid-Spring | NanLeah
This is a letter available monthly to Poetry of Nature subscribers. For full access to the Poetry of Nature letters please subscribe to...
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IPM Team
Apr 23, 20240 min read
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IPM Team
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Re-Inventing Will | Amy Webb
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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NanLeah
Mar 31, 20245 min read
Poetry of Nature | Early Spring | NanLeah
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IPM Team
Mar 13, 20241 min read
Words | Chan Mei Yoke, MD
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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NanLeah
Mar 2, 20249 min read
Poetry of Nature | Late Winter | NanLeah
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IPM Team
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Gumbo Soil | Jacinta V. White
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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NanLeah
Feb 4, 202410 min read
Poetry of Nature | MidWinter | NanLeah
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IPM Team
Jan 16, 20241 min read
I Am All These | Mary Tallmountain
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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IPM Team
Nov 28, 20232 min read
Giving Tuesday and Poetic Medicine
Dear Friends of The Institute for Poetic Medicine, As the holiday season approaches, our hearts are filled with gratitude for the...
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IPM Team
Nov 18, 20238 min read
Poetry of Nature | Late Autumn | Geoff Oelsner
This is one of two letters available monthly to Poetry of Nature subscribers. For full access to the Poetry of Nature letters please...
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IPM Team
Nov 13, 20232 min read
Thanksgiving | 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...
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NanLeah
Nov 4, 202311 min read
Poetry of Nature | Mid-Autumn | NanLeah
This is one of two letters available monthly to Poetry of Nature subscribers. For full access to the Poetry of Nature letters please...
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