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Poetry as Medicine: Tenderness, Truth-Telling, Transformation

In a luminous, deeply human talk, John Fox, founder of the Institute for Poetic Medicine, invites us to explore poetry as healing practice. This post continues our series from the 2025 Symington Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care.

. Last modified on : Jan 02 2026