Listener Poet

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Beck Klassen

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Beck Klassen is a writer and student of Arts & Sciences at McMaster University (Class of '23). They thrive on connecting with and learning from people in personal and professional environments. Beck became The Good Listening Project's first Listener Poet in 2018 when they helped pilot the program at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington D.C.

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Erin "Fitz" FitzGerald

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Erin “Fitz” FitzGerald is a human who believes deeply in the healing power of generous listening. She is a hospice and palliative medicine physician and was an instructor and director of Healer's Art, a medical school course created by Rachel Remen, which utilizes generous listening as a skill to be with others' suffering and humanize medicine.

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Ravenna Raven

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Ravenna Raven works as a Listener Poet in hospitals, healing centers, and at national healthcare conferences. Early childhood experiences with first responders, surgeons, and hospice nurses propelled her toward writing as a practice for healing and making meaningful connections with others.