We look forward to connecting with you and hearing your story.
Sign up below to 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. If you’d like to do your Listener Poet in Spanish, use the second sign-up link below.
After receiving your poem, you’ll have the option to share your poem with your peers as part of an upcoming Human Resiliency Curriculum (HRC) session.
Schedule your Listener Poet session here
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Choose a time on the calendar for Part I: your one-on-one Listener Poet session. When confirming, you do not need to enter any codes.
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We’ll send you a calendar invite with a Zoom link for your session.
Part I: 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 a few days. 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
Part II: Small Group Peer Conversation
After you’ve completed your session with a Listener Poet and received your poem, you’ll have the opportunity to join a reflective conversation with a small group of your peers.
This will be conducted in-person, as part of an upcoming Human Resiliency Curriculum session, and sharing your personal poem is optional, not required.
What Our Participants Say
“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.”