Clare Landis reads her personal narrative “Thank You” and talks about gratitude for healthcare workers and her experience with anorexia. 

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Diepreye Amanah reads her poem “Flatline” and talks about writing about women’s experiences and her approach to poetry. 

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Grace Sword reads her poem “I Wish She’d Stop Pacing the Hallway; She Makes Me Anxious” and talks about being in the psych ward at UNC Hospitals and writing poetry about mental health.

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Katie Regittko reads their poem “Learning to Forget” and talks about maintaining hope with an eating disorder and their research on carceral structures in treatment. 

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Lucas Thornton reads his short story “Scenes from a County Health Department” and talks about realism in fiction and the issue of health insurance in the U.S. 

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Katie Danis reads her poem “Dissecting Your Dad,” winner of the 2019-2020 Walker Percy Prize, and talks about medical anthropology and using the written word to form relationships. 

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