SPOTLIGHT -
August 27th 2025
August 14th 2025
"Tonight their eyes meet with the spirit of sacred music..."
July 16th 2025
"He slaps a chest film on the light box and hooks a bleary intern: Tell me, doctor, what is the shape of this child’s ears?"
July 7th 2025
This heartfelt tribute poem to Dr Jessica Obeysekare celebrates her passion, empathy, and dedication in both life and academia.
July 3rd 2025
Explore the transformative power of self-compassion through poetry, mentorship, and shared humanity in overcoming doubt and anxiety.
"Tender Fences"
"...barriers that create space for healing placed close enough to hear everyone’s cries of longing and love..."
Suicide Is Real
It's beyond time to sound the alarm...
Kindness
"Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things..."
Michiko Dead
"He manages like somebody carrying a box that is too heavy, first with his arms underneath..."
Sunset on the Pacific
The poetic and artistic reflections from 2 psychiatrists serve as a good reminder to us all.
Tender Fences
Towards Dawn
One psychiatrist offers hope and a prayer for humanity as we enter the New Year.
King 3 Course Meal
A Poem for Pulse
"...Love can't block a bullet, but neither can it be shot down..."
"Pareidolia"
"And with one slow blink my reality shifts..."
Inner Voice
What can we learn from our deepest thoughts?
Bard 2021 Benediction
Final thoughts on 2021 as we say goodbye to another tumultuous year and look ahead with hope...
Flight 2022
Psychiatric reflections as we approach the new year...
The Unutterable Rage
Poetry approaches the visceral experience of intense emotion better than prose or medical reports.
Our Heroic Pandemic Journeys in 2021
What are the social, psychiatric, and individual implications of the poem “Ulysses”?
Seasonal Escalator
Reflections on the ups and downs during of life...
Reflections on Trauma: The Impact on the Mind, Body, and Spirit
Many patients carry the burden of sexual assault and related trauma.
Blue Health
Reflections on the mental health of those in blue who serve...
Haiku for the Holidays
Poetic reflections of emotions experienced during the holiday season.
First Inoculation
".... I’m consigned to wait while the baby gets an injection..."
Pareidolia
"...But tonight I’m twenty years and two hundred leagues from the sea, her painting suddenly a family portrait—weather-beaten me in the middle with worried-window-eyes..."
Yearning
There have been so many hurdles, but the "runner" keeps his eye on a positive finish line...
One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII
"I love you as one loves certain obscure things, secretly, between the shadow and the soul..."
Holiday Reflections
The holidays can both be a time of joy and a time of stress...
Legacy: Psychiatric Reflections on a Verdict
A conviction represents a cautious step toward increased justice...
Why I Skipped My 50th High School Reunion
I didn’t find out until I wrote this poem…
Listening To Terry Gross
"Back in the 70’s, before I knew my own voice, I listened to yours..."
Authentic Allyship
A Black psychiatrist's reflections and dreams on what true allyship would look like in a country that remains divided.
November
"... when winds spread the word and brown fields bristle like dense fur down the back of the earth..."
Of Tea, Teapots, and Other Things
How working with patients can help us navigate the sunrises and sunsets of our own lives.
