Jan 20 Weekly Poem: Elizabeth Alexander honors MLK Day with stories of the black experience By Victoria Fleischer Poet Elizabeth Alexander "cant untether" herself from history, especially when reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. When she offered her own work in commemoration of the holiday, Alexander read four poems that travel through history to "give us a… Continue reading
Jan 13 Weekly Poem: Michael Davidson reads ‘The Terror’ By Victoria Fleischer Michael Davidson is a professor of literature at University of California, San Diego. Davidson has published five other books of poetry, including "The Arcades" (O Books, 1998). "Bleed Through: New and Selected Poems" (Coffee House Press, 2013), published in December,… Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch Rafael Campo’s student physicians embrace poetry to hone art of healing By PBS News Hour Rafael Campo's student physicians embrace poetry to hone art of healing… Continue watching
Jan 07 For these medical students, poetry nurtures the soul By Anne Azzi Davenport // Kai Huang, Shara Yurkiewicz and Samyukta Mullangi are three of Dr. Rafael Campo's students, who are learning poetry to supplement their medical training. Chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown sat down with three Harvard medical students to talk about… Continue reading
Jan 07 Rafael Campo uses his stethoscope to explore rhythms of poetry By Anne Azzi Davenport // Rafael Campo explores poetry through his experience as a doctor. He teaches this practice to his medical students out of the belief that healing is more than just knowing how to respond to symptoms. Rafael Campo is a… Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch Poet-Doctor Rafael Campo reads ‘Primary Care’ By PBS News Hour Doctor-poet Rafael Campo reads "Primary Care" from his collection "Alternative Medicine."… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Poet-Doctor Rafael Campo reads ‘Hospital Song’ Doctor-poet Rafael Campo reads "Hospital Song" from his collection "Alternative Medicine."… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Poet-Doctor Rafael Campo reads ‘Health’ Doctor-poet Rafael Campo reads "Health" from his sixth collection "Alternative Medicine."… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Three medical students nurture the soul through poetry Three medical students take time out of their hectic schedules to focus on reading poetry. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Doctor/Poet Rafael Campo finds rhythm through a stethoscope Poet-doctor Rafael Campo explores the relationship between language, empathy and healing. Continue watching