Poems and Publications
The Sound of Grief
June, 2023
The Sound of Grief
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I watch in silence
as another boy lies still
upon this shrouded cot.
Garnet jelly pools beside his chest and bubbles seep from holes
torn in the pale soft skin.
A sigh escapes the room as
if the air has been released
and all the noise replaced by
softer sounds, the closing up
of drawers the final keyboard clicks the wide broom brushes on the trash strewn floor the contents to be bagged and tied for homicide
or simply thrown away.
publications
The issue of Tie Downs in the ED: Kevin MD 2020
New York Times: The Apocalypse 2020
The Sound of Grief. JAMA. 2020
15 Rounds. Ann Emerg Med. 2018
Boston Globe Connections: Threads of Memory 2017
Finish line becomes front line at Boston Marathon. Ann of Emergency Med 2013
It's a Dog's Life. Ann Emerg Med. 2007
Presentations
Narrative Medicine and Health Humanities
Narrative Medicine Workshops
I have run, or co-run workshops using Narrative Medicine techniques to explore difficult topics in medicine. Topics have included, giving bad news, death and dying, kindness and empathy, self-care, and more. ​
FeminEm Revive, Scottsdale, Arizona: Narrative Medicine, Wellness and the quiet ego
Schwartz Center Compassion in action conference: Reflective writing: a tool for self compassion
Examined Life Conference 2022
Presentations
Medicine and Music, Liberating the Muse. Concert and discussion. Cogut Institute for the Humanities, Brown University
Resilience on the Front Lines of Care, panel member, Compassion in Action Schwartz Center
Presentation at Art, Aesthetics and Medicine, British Aesthetics Society, Kent University, Canterbury, England
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