June 2026

"Listen Like a Poet" at the National Association for Poetry Therapy Conference

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.

The Good Listening Project Featured in LoudounNow

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.

Hysteriography at Wooden Shoe Books

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.

See Us, Know Us; Profiles of Disability: Keith’s Story

June 2026

The following poem and story is an excerpt from the book See Us, Know Us; Profiles of Disability by Jennifer Chassman Browne, Certified Listener Poet Cohort 10 alum, forthcoming in October 2026. This book contains profiles of 30 people with disabilities. Each profile contains a portrait, a narrative biography, and an origin story and poem.

Susan Thompson Hingle published in JAMA and the Annals of Internal Medicine

June 2026

Susan Thompson Hingle, Certified Listener Poet Cohort 13 alum, has had two pieces published over the past several months: "When Love Doesn't Stay" in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and "Aware, Guided, and Grateful" in the Annals of Internal Medicine.