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Narrative Medicine Rounds
Narrative Medicine Rounds, first Wednesday of each month from September to June at 5-7:00 pm in
Faculty Club of CUMC. 446 P&S Building 630 West 168th Street (between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue) New York, NY 10032. Mark Nepo is a poet and philosopher who has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for over thirty years. He has published works of poetry and creative non-fiction, and his poetry has been nominated for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. His most recent titles are Facing the Lion, Being the Lion: Finding Inner Courage Where It Lives, a book of spiritual non-fiction available from Red Wheel-Conari (2007), and Surviving Has Made Me Crazy, a book of poetry and prose available from CavanKerry Press (2007), which gathers 18 years of writing about his own journey with cancer. At Narrative Medicine Rounds, Nepo will read largely from his latest book of poems and prose, Surviving Has Made Me Crazy. As a cancer survivor, he is committed to the usefulness of daily inner life. Through both his writing and teaching, he remains devoted to the life of inner transformation and relationship. For 18 years, Mark taught at the State University of New York at Albany. He now serves as a Program Officer for the Fetzer Institute in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a non-profit foundation devoted to fostering awareness of the power of love and forgiveness in the emerging global community. He continues to give readings, lectures, and retreats. |
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Literature@Work/The Robert Braham Seminar
Literature@Work is a CUMC graduate-level literature seminar that meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from noon to 1 pm (PH 9-East, Room 105). The Sorrows of an American: A Novel by Siri Hustvedt May 7, 2008 Read half of the novel May 21, 2008 finish novel
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Narrative Medicine Workshops
The Program in Narrative Medicine offers intensive three-day workshops for health care professionals and literary scholars engaged in narrative medicine practice. Our next workshop will be held on October 24 - 26, 2008. There are a very limited number of slots available. If you are interested in attending, please click on the link above and fill out the registration form. Filling out the registration form does not guarantee a slot in the workshop. We will notify you via email if you have been accepted into the workshop. Unfortunately we can not accept everyone who applies since our capacity is for 32 participants. We thank you for your interest in our program and for making it such a wonderful success. |



