SPOTLIGHT -
May 3rd 2024
“The fundamental act of medical care is assumption of responsibility.”
April 26th 2024
"Otherwise it's spring, and everything looks frail; the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves are full of infant chlorophyll, the very tint of inexperience."
April 22nd 2024
"I pulled my scuffle hoe hard through the clay’s crust and heard the blade scrape metal and earth."
April 19th 2024
"And the sky went wan, and the wind came cold, And the sun rose dripping, a bucketful of gold."
April 12th 2024
"I shall forget civilization, I shall forget color, caste, I shall move in a fantastic world of raceless men and women..."
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.
A Psychiatrist's Reflections for Thanksgiving
Being thankful, reflective, and hopeful...
A Humanity Lesson From the Mouths of Babes
A child's perspective, innocent and honest, serves as a good reminder of our biases.
Traumatic Wounds
In light of current events, how can psychiatry support rectifying social injustices and foster understanding and inclusivity?
Tonsure
"Forever you find your father in other faces..."
Hope, Equity, and the AMA
A psychiatrist's perspective on the AMA interim meeting.
The Forgotten Verb
Words, and their ideals, can help heal.
A Psychiatrist's Wellness Puzzle
It's important to make time to fit in the pieces of your wellness puzzle.
Listening to Terry Gross
"Before I knew my own voice, I listened to yours while we learned our trades..."
The Zoom Reading
"...They speak in poetry. Do they know I am there, listening?"
Sea-Fever
"I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky..."
Colliding Forces and the Human Psyche
Reflections on the impact love and hatred can have on the human psyche.
A Monarch Butterfly: Hope, Transformation, and Rebirth
Taking a moment to learn from nature...