Schedule your Listener Poet session below
Sessions will take place in-person in the Golden State Boardroom.
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Choose a time on the calendar below for your 20 minute one-on-one Listener Poet session.
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When confirming, you do not need to enter an access code. Just click “complete appointment.”
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You’ll receive an email confirming the time and location of your session.
IN-PERSON (on-site at the NAF Meeting) SESSION SCHEDULER:
In Summary
You’ll talk with a Listener Poet for 20 minutes about anything you’d like, then receive a personalized poem based on the conversation.
What to Expect in Your Listening Session
There’s no need to prepare, but you’re welcome to consider what you might like your poem to be about in advance of your session. We want to hear your unique story. Keeping this in mind, your poem could focus on something you care about, an experience you’ve had, or something that’s been on your mind or heart lately.
Your Listener Poet will write your poem, based on the conversation, and email it to you within two weeks of your session. The poem will be anonymized and is yours to keep. The anonymized poem will also be shared with NAF unless you opt out and wish to keep it private.
A Listener Poet talks with a clinician at Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., January 2020
“From my standpoint as a physician, it really turned the tables to have someone really listen to me. It’s usually my job to listen to my patients.
I walked out feeling a small amount of joy I hadn’t felt before in my heart.”