S3 Ep. 23 Exploring Poetry for the Public’s Health with Dr. Amber Johnson & Dr. Bettina Judd

"I've been using poetry in my work for a long time because it allows me to share the pieces of me that were not invited by academia and that have been left out and pushed to the cracks purposefully." - Dr. Amber Johnson "In order to be in this space, I'm going to need poetry and poetry is always with me." - Dr. Bettina Judd In this episode, Dr. Shanaé Burch is in conversation with Dr. Amber Johnson and Dr. Bettina Judd about their poems published in the Poetry for the Public's Health section. They discuss the role of poetry in public health, what it is like writing from the margins, and the experience of writing an abstract for a poem. They end by reminding us to read and rest. This episode references the poems titled "I Want to Die Well" by Amber Johnson, PhD and "Anarcha Lets Blood September 4, 1836" by Bettina Judd, PhD. Dr. Bettina Judd has other works that include Patient. and Feelin: Creative Practice, Pleasure, & Black Feminist Thought. Dr. Amber Johnson has other works that include Gender Futurity. For more inspiration, check out: Critical Futures Podcast Side Notes From The Archivist Book by Anastacia-Renee Feels Right: Black Queer Women and the Politics of Partying in Chicago Book by KEMI ADEYEMI Undrowned by Alexis Pauline Gumbs Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey