Article, Certified Listener Poet
D'ete Blackshire {TGLP}
Narrative & Lyric Health: Interview with ...

November 2024

“Narrative & Lyric Health at Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine”
by Scripts Fellows Bevin O’Connor and Nick Templeto

Article
Frankie Abralind
Why Poetry?

April 2023

By Frankie Abralind

“Each custom poem we write is reflective of what the poemee shares during their session. We don’t try to fix anything. In many cases, the Listener Poet is simply paraphrasing or quoting exactly what they heard the person say.”

Story Beyond the Story, Article
Yvette Perry
Poem Craft Notes

January 2023

By Yvette Perry

“In the session that resulted in the poem, ‘Libation,’ I felt a great sense of hope and meaning from the poemee even though the main topic of the story she shared involved loss.”

Program Spotlight, Certified Listener Poet
Frankie Abralind
Certified Listener Poet Alum: Dr. Dawn Schocken

September 2022

By Frankie Abralind

Medical students are hungry for the humanities. Unfortunately, it’s not commonly included in their learning curricula. One professor, Dr. Dawn Schocken, DNP, is changing that.

Program Spotlight, Article
Ravenna Raven
Who We’re Working with this Summer

July 2022

It’s been our busiest year so far at TGLP! We’re excited to be serving our priority healthcare communities all across the country. Here’s a peek into who we’re currently working with.

TGLP Brings Essential Listening to NAF’s Annual Conference

June 2025

Listener Poets Dr. Julia McDonald and Dr. Erin FitzGerald representing The Good Listening Project (TGLP) offered a powerful presence at a recent national healthcare conference by facilitating in-person listening sessions. Many shared that TGLP’s focus on provider wellness and resilience filled a much-needed gap in the conference experience.

What You Will Call Me: Centering the Sickle Cell Experience

June 2025

By Ingrid Berg

A poem by Yvette Perry, TGLP Listener Poet was featured as part of an ethics education event for a large healthcare organization on April 29, 2025. “Living With Sickle Cell Disease” was the theme of the Spring 2025 “Ethics on the Big Screen” presentation held at the Benson Theatre in Omaha, Nebraska, sponsored by CommonSpirit.

Listening to Heal: How Poetry Enhances Clinical Practice in Behavioral Health Settings

May 2025

By Geva Thole

Patients in Emplify Health’s Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit are often there because they’ve lost touch with themselves. Some need to reconnect with their values. Others are trying to forgive themselves or contend with a difficult diagnosis. No matter the issue, participating in a Listener Poet session has shown to be helpful.

Congratulations to Sailaja Devaguptapu

May 2025

Congratulations to Sailaja Devaguptapu, a member of the Certified Listener Poet Cohort 2, whose poem "The Falling Leaves The Growing Tree" is featured on the cover of Soul Connection, a quarterly multilingual literary magazine by Guwahati Grand Poetry Festival. Be sure to spend a moment with her beautiful, transformative poetry.

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"Find Folks Who Will Step Out Of Meetings To Hear You Cry"

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March 2025

By Robert Minicucci

“Palliatively Speaking” Host Toby Campbell, MD, speaks to clinicians from all parts of palliative care—physicians, nurses, social workers, scientists, and chaplains. His guests bring guests—a great unexpected switch up that makes for a more interesting conversation. I felt a part of the conversation, as if his guest was speaking to me directly.

“Bringing together our listening hearts”

March 2025

Certified Listener Poet Erin FitzGerald, Cohort 9, invoked The Good Listening Project in a recent AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine) self care forum, in which she led palliative experts through a breathing exercise and reflection, and introduced the concept of generous listening.