SPOTLIGHT -
June 9th 2023
"...this memory held on chest, in hand..."
June 3rd 2023
A psychiatrist shares his thoughts and reflections after an inaugural poem receives a "warning"...
June 2nd 2023
"Scores of textbooks later we’re a pair of pagers and missed dinners, companions in sleep-deprived nights."
May 30th 2023
"I am not comforted by the morning after the night."
A psychiatrist reflects on the passing of a music legend.
A Sobering Truth
“We are a tale of two Americas, searching for humanity to implore unity.”
"Anatomy Lab"
"By year’s end, brittle with guilt, we hovered over our hollow creation..."
Shelter in Place
“Bringing us home, To ourselves, Our selves, Our bodies, our shelters…”
A Blues for Tyre
A psychiatric reflects on the latest news and remembers Tyre Nichols.
I Wish I Held My Father’s Hand
"I wish I could have caught his eye, delivered the silent message that I understood what he had to go through every day to keep the peace..."
Grief
“We are oceans, not boats.”
Ideas of Heaven
"My mother’s idea of heaven was a pulse, nurses in white spilling light across fields with hurricane lamps, bandage rolls, syringes, pain killers, stethoscopes, pressure cuffs, patella hammers."
Winter Evening Walking Meditation
“Breathing clouds at every turn, We hold what wisdom we must learn.”
25 Years of Poetry of the Times
Celebrating 25 years of Poetry of the Times with Richard Berlin, MD!
If You Ask Me My Name
"And if you like it simple, doctor will do."
Paper-White Narcissus
"There is no greater loneliness..."
Running
A psychiatrist shares his experience of how running has been a constant for him throughout life’s changes.
Purposeful Light
“…The light of a new year.”
Positive Outcome
Even when facing the most difficult opponents, it's possible to win a positive outcome.
Coalescence
A psychiatrist reflects on his story...
Jew-ish
A fourth-year medical student reflects on the non-traditional traditions that came from growing up in a 2-physician, 2-religion household.
Holiday Memoir
A psychiatrist shares memories of bonding over dance during the holiday season.
On Transience
"Behind his couch, Freud senses summer’s return, draws a puff, flicks the ash, smiles as he studies his undying ember."
When It All Explodes: A Love Letter to Pottery
“Pottery is life. The finished product is just a reminder of the steps taken on the way.”
Abundance
Chemistry Lesson
"...her steady green eyes and naked display of farmgirl skill the chemistry that bonded us for life."
Posttraumatic Growth
Poetic musings on posttraumatic growth...
Healing
Reflecting on the process of healing...
Enjoy This Time
A fourth-year medical student reflects on leaving medical and entering residency—and all the patients who impacted their life.
"Chemistry Lesson"
"I was a Jewish boy from the Jersey burbs raised on corned beef and Milano cookies. She was a Mennonite farmgirl whose father shot deer for dinner."
Thanatophobia
A psychiatrist reflects on the fears resulting from real life experiences...
Your Brain Is Not a Prison!
"The sand stuck in an hourglass? Your brain is like stop it."
The Babcock Building
“Things change. People come and go. You quietly remain…”
Contemplating Retirement
"Patients get better, treatments end..."
A Psychiatrist Reflects on Black Poetry Day
Celebrating and honoring Black Poetry Day...
