Poets' Pavilion

An Unlikely Match: Doctor Poets


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In this episode, I give a brief history of doctor-poets and reasons why doctors practice poetry.

Oliver Wendell Holmes   https://podcast.helenrenell.me/holmes-battles-for-old-ironsides/

“A Doctor, A Patient, and Their Poetry”   https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-medicine/a-doctor-a-patient-and-their-poetry

Audio version of Rafael Campo’s quote with transcript   Harvard Medical Labcast July 16, 2015, Rx: Poetry   https://hms.harvard.edu/news-events/multimedia/rx-poetry

Hat Tip to WCW poem https://helenrenell.me/hat-tip-to-wcw/    Visit Poets' Pavilion  for the transcript of this episode, apps where you can subscribe, to leave comments and/or to contact me.

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