SPOTLIGHT -
July 12th 2024
"...the beauty still intoxicating, the spirit of the research like a child swimming for the first time in the sea, awed..."
July 11th 2024
"By now I’ve lost track of time with this boy who reminds me of myself when I imagined becoming a doctor..."
July 5th 2024
"Remember? Remember wanting to play every minute, as if that was why we were born?"
June 28th 2024
"How free is our will if our fate is decided by our melanin. What is the meaning of Black lives when so many people don’t think we matter?"
June 21st 2024
"Of all the questions you might want to ask about angels, the only one you ever hear is how many can dance on the head of a pin..."
A Psychiatrist May Have Made Musical History
Frank Clark, MD, may have made history this weekend with an epic musical and poetry performance.
Ataraxia
Reflecting on the alarming rates of suicide among Black individuals.
"Tender Fences"
"...barriers that create space for healing placed close enough to hear everyone’s cries of longing and love..."
Suicide Is Real
It's beyond time to sound the alarm...
Kindness
"Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things..."
Michiko Dead
"He manages like somebody carrying a box that is too heavy, first with his arms underneath..."
Sunset on the Pacific
The poetic and artistic reflections from 2 psychiatrists serve as a good reminder to us all.
Tender Fences
Towards Dawn
One psychiatrist offers hope and a prayer for humanity as we enter the New Year.
King 3 Course Meal
A Poem for Pulse
"...Love can't block a bullet, but neither can it be shot down..."
"Pareidolia"
"And with one slow blink my reality shifts..."
Inner Voice
What can we learn from our deepest thoughts?
Bard 2021 Benediction
Final thoughts on 2021 as we say goodbye to another tumultuous year and look ahead with hope...
Flight 2022
Psychiatric reflections as we approach the new year...
The Unutterable Rage
Poetry approaches the visceral experience of intense emotion better than prose or medical reports.
Our Heroic Pandemic Journeys in 2021
What are the social, psychiatric, and individual implications of the poem “Ulysses”?
Seasonal Escalator
Reflections on the ups and downs during of life...
Reflections on Trauma: The Impact on the Mind, Body, and Spirit
Many patients carry the burden of sexual assault and related trauma.
Blue Health
Reflections on the mental health of those in blue who serve...
Haiku for the Holidays
Poetic reflections of emotions experienced during the holiday season.
First Inoculation
".... I’m consigned to wait while the baby gets an injection..."
Pareidolia
"...But tonight I’m twenty years and two hundred leagues from the sea, her painting suddenly a family portrait—weather-beaten me in the middle with worried-window-eyes..."
Yearning
There have been so many hurdles, but the "runner" keeps his eye on a positive finish line...
One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII
"I love you as one loves certain obscure things, secretly, between the shadow and the soul..."
Holiday Reflections
The holidays can both be a time of joy and a time of stress...
Legacy: Psychiatric Reflections on a Verdict
A conviction represents a cautious step toward increased justice...
Why I Skipped My 50th High School Reunion
I didn’t find out until I wrote this poem…
Listening To Terry Gross
"Back in the 70’s, before I knew my own voice, I listened to yours..."
Authentic Allyship
A Black psychiatrist's reflections and dreams on what true allyship would look like in a country that remains divided.