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Schedule Your Listener Poet Session
(more info below calendar)

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Choose the time on the calendar below that’s most convenient for you.

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We’ll send you a calendar invite with a unique Zoom link for your one-on-one session.

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You’ll talk with a Listener Poet for ~20 minutes. After, you’ll receive a personalized poem based on the conversation.

Your One-on-One 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. It could be something you care about, something that happened, or something that’s been on your mind.

Your Listener Poet will write your poem, based on the conversation, and email it to you within two weeks. The poem will be anonymized and is yours to keep.

A Listener Poet talks with a clinician at Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., January 2020

 

In Summary

You’ll talk with a Listener Poet for 15-20 minutes about anything you’d like to share, then receive a personalized poem based on the conversation.

 
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.
— Dr. R.