Celebration of Poetry and Healing

September 1, 2026, 6:00pm–7:15pm

Award-winning poetry by established and emerging poets throughout the summer.

Danielle Ofri is a physician, author, and editor-in-chief of Bellevue Literary Review, the award-winning journal devoted to creative writing about health, illness and healing. BLR offers writing workshops, book clubs, films, events, and community. This year is BLR’s 25th anniversary!

Thomas Dooley is the author of Trespass, a National Poetry Series selection. For over a decade, he has worked as a poet in hospitals, currently directs the humanistic medicine program for Atlantic Health, and is the resident poet at UCSD’s Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion. Recently he was honored with the Social Impact Award from the New Jersey Hospital Association and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey named him a 2025 Changemaker for his arts and medicine leadership.

2026 lineup

Poets ❮

May 26: Arden Levine, Chet'la Sebree, Darrel Alejandro Holnes, and Monica Ferrell

June 2: A Celebration of Sonnets with Dora Malech and Phillis Levin

June 9: Anne Marie Macari, Francisco Aragon, Maggie Dietz, and Yanyi

June 16: Poets from Four Way Books with Hannah Matheson

July 7: A Tribute to Robert Hayden with Iain Haley Pollack and Nathan McClain

July 14: J. Brooke, Nicole Santalucia, Phillip Schultz, and R.A. Villanueva

July 21: Adrian Matejka and Elizabeth Scanlon

July 28: Beth Ann Fennelly, David Baker, Maya C. Popa, and Owen Lewis

August 4: David Groff, Kazim Ali, Martha Rhodes, and Richard Smith

August 11: Allison Joseph, Brendan Constantine, Erica Lewis, and Stephen Mills