1:00pm: Poetry Talk

Poet and therapist Suzanne Edison will share her journey as a writer and as the American mother of a daughter from Guatemala who has an autoimmune disorder. Referencing her own work and that of other poets, Edison will explore how poets, patients, and physicians use image, metaphor, and language to communicate about health, illness, and disability. She will consider the roles of disparity, language interpretation, and varying reference points in her own experience and her writing. Drawing from her practice as a writing workshop leader, she will offer prompts to engage those in attendance with conundrums we each may have experienced or observed as patients or caregivers. There will be time for Q&A.

This event is supported in part by Poets & Writers.