Using Poetry and Expressive Writing with Marisa Gelfusa - EP 56
Apr 23, 2025•51 min•Ep. 56
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Episode description
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Marisa Gelfusa about how poetry and expressive writing can become powerful tools for facilitators to connect with themselves and with others.
Beth and Marisa also talk about:
- Using poetry as a reflexive practice in facilitation
- Breaking through the inner critic with playful, accessible prompts
- Creating safe spaces where participants share their writing out loud
- Using poetry with healthcare professionals, patients, and educators
- Incorporating poetic inquiry into educational research
Engage with Marisa Gelfusa
Links From the Episode
- Billy Collins, Introduction to Poetry
- Becoming a Poet-Scientist, Interview with Sandra Faulkner
- University of Illinois - Philosophy of Teaching Statements*
- Pat Schneider and the AWA Method
- Ronna Bloom, Poetry in Healthcare
- What I Need From You (WINFY) Liberating Structure
- EP 51 Keeping Burnout at Bay with Beth Cougler Blom
- Some Days poem by Philip Terman
- Parallaxic Praxis: An Artful Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Methodology by Pauline Sameshima and Roxanne Vandermause
- EP 47 The Pivotal Role of Learning Outcomes with Beth Cougler Blom
- Instructional Skills Workshop
- Douglas Kerr
- Teaching with Fire book
- Mary Oliver
*When Marisa went to look for the University of Iowa's teaching philosophy statement website, they had modified it, so she has offered this link instead.
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Podcast production services by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions
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