January 2026
The year ahead brings intentional growth and new ways to engage, as we continue to deepen our listening practice and expand our partnerships.
June 2026
We’re delighted to share that The Good Listening Project presented our workshop, "Listen Like a Poet: The Transformative Power of Listening in Healthcare," at the 2026 National Association for Poetry Therapy (NAPT) Conference in Chicago, facilitated by Listener Poets Nancy S. Scherlong, Leigh Finnegan-Hosey, and Ravenna Raven.
June 2026
Listener Poet Joseph M. Jablonski, Cohort 1 alum, had the opportunity to sit with LoudounNow photojournalist Douglas Graham through the Inova Schar Cancer Arts and Healing Program, at the newest location for our longest-standing partnership offering in-person listening sessions.
June 2026
LaShaune P. Johnson, PhD, a Clinical Professor at the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston, has been informally involved with a unique collaboration. This collaborative effort highlights the powerful intersection of the arts and healthcare.
June 2026
In April, Dr. Julia McDonald, physician and Certified Listener Poet Cohort 9 alum, was hosted by the Reproductive Health Access Project Benefit for Abortion Liberation Fund. Held at Wooden Shoe Books in South Philadelphia, the event featured poems and origin stories from Julia's collection, Hysteriography: Poems about Uteruses, Menstruation, Pregnancy, Abortion, Loss, and Childbirth.
January 2026
This past year, our community deepened and expanded in meaningful ways – made possible by the generosity of our donors and the care, creativity, and commitment of our Listener Poets, alumni, and collaborators. Together, we continue to carry this work forward into new spaces and shared practices of listening.
January 2026
In 2025, we partnered with healthcare organizations across the country to help amplify the voices of people working and receiving care within healthcare and caregiving spaces. Each collaboration reaffirmed our belief that listening is relational and archival: these poems hold stories that deserve to be remembered.