S04E16 - REMIX - Exploring Poetry for the Public’s Health with Mar Gubrium, Dr. Kevon Jackman, Dr. Shanaé Burch, Dr. LeConté Dill, and Dr. Ryan Petteway

In this episode, Dr. Shanaé Burch, Dr. LeConté Dill, and Dr. Ryan Petteway are in conversation with Mar Gubrium and Dr. Kevon Jackman. They discuss their inspirations and how their poems have ripened and grown with them. In light of the ongoing violence, they invite us to find and create spaces for more “living room” conversations, and reinforce the ongoing need for poetry for the public’s health. All are invited to fill in the blank: Casting visions for 2024, public health needs more poems about ______________. This episode references the poems titled “Color Coded Care” by Kevon-Mark Jackman, DrPH, MPH and “My Body, Your Body, Our Bodies” by Mar Gubrium. From the personal to the political, we connect a hospital room in Florida and advocate for reproductive justice in Western Massachusetts with global cries for justice and peace. LeConté shares reflections that feature: Gaza by Suheir Hammad and Moving Towards Home by June Jordan. Shanaé closes the episode with Burning the Old Year by Naomi Shihab Nye.