SPOTLIGHT -
August 30th 2025
Through poetry, explore the inspiring journey of Dr Benjamin Griffeth, a retired Navy veteran, as his colleague Dr Frank Clark reflects on his impactful legacy.
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.
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Two yellow feathers and a skull. . . drop from the sky and fall on the brown . . . scar of trail, a sharp-shinned hawk
Wounds (Podcast)
Each wound speaks its own language.
A Headlong Act of Love (Podcast)
A poetry reading by psychiatrist Richard Berlin, MD.
Anatomy Lab (Podcast)
Our identity as physicians is the foundation for our careers as psychiatrists and the first step in our transition from layperson to doctor takes place in the anatomy lab.
If You Ask Me My Name (Podcast)
Listen to Richard Berlin, MD, recite one of his poems.
After the Party
Wild Night, after the cops came to shut the music down, after friends and family were headlights pointed toward home...
Einstein’s Happiest Moment -for Susanne
"Einstein’s happiest moment...occurred when he realized...a falling man falling...beside a falling apple..."
Advice From Moody’s Diner
AUDIO A good apple pie fixes every pain. Your grandmother baked them to be sure you’d know- Cinnamon for heartbreak, cloves for shame . . .
The Garden of Eden Poem
Today when the ground was no longer...
Good Fathers Poem
Poetry of the Times--Good Fathers.
Our Medical Marriage (Original)
Poetry of the Times Our Medical Marriage
St. Vincent's Hospital ER, 9/11
We waited for the broken and the burned.
If You Ask Me My Name - 2001
If You Ask Me My Name - Poetry of the Times
Hospital Food Original
Hospital Food - Poetry of the Times
PTSD - Poem
PTSD - Poetry of the Times