Poetic Medicine at the UCSF MERI Center
The UCSF MERI Center facilitates three different poetic medicine groups: Loss, Losing, & Loosening, Poetic Medicine for the Wounded Healer, and Food for Thought. Through these sessions we have created an amazing community that spans the globe. Take a peek:
- Food for Thought
- Loss, Losing, & Loosening
- Poetic Medicine for the Wounded Healer
- Poetic Medicine Anthologies
Food for Thought
Thursdays, 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM Pacific
Our first original medicine group which focuses on resilience.
Weekly Prompts on Google Drive
Poetic Medicine for the Wounded Healer
2nd Wednesday of the month, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Many of us, whether we identify as being in the “healing arts” or not, have wounds that we understand as the foundation of our own ability to heal and to have compassion for others. In these sessions, we will open to whatever it is we consider our own “wounded places” and allow our poem-making to be part of our healing process.
Weekly Prompts on Google Drive
Loss, Losing, & Loosening
Tuesdsays, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
This group focuses on grief and healing. Loss, Losing & Loosening was coined by Eric Poche.
Loss
Loss is an irrevocable event.
Losing
Acknowledgement of the pain of the loss.
Loosening
Integration of the loss in one’s life.
Weekly Prompts on Google Drive
Poetic Medicine Anthologies
The Poems that Flow Through Us #1
The Poems that Flow Through Us #2
The Poems that Flow Through Us #3
The Poems that Flow Through Us #4
The Poems that Flow Through Us #5
If you would like hard copies of any of our anthologies, please make a donation of $25/copy and email us at [email protected] with your order and mailing address.