Earl Stewart, Jr., M.D.

Poetry in Medicine

Society EN ↓ 69 episodes

Created in May 2020, the Poetry in Medicine podcast seeks to foster empathy and encourage humanism in the daily practice of medicine through poetry. This podcast features audio readings of pieces of poetry and prose that focus on the medical community and the daily practice of medicine and health care from across the world. We seek to foster and encourage humanism in medicine. Submissions are permitted and are encouraged. If you would like your poem selected for the podcast, please submit in a Word document with the name of the author and location to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. Poems must be i...

Author

Earl Stewart, Jr., M.D.

Episodes

Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes 29.06.2026 9:02

Today we feature "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Fe...

Poem of Life by Author Unknown 31.05.2026 2:00

Today we feature "Poem of Life" by Author Unknown. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feedspot Blog Reade...

The Negro Mother by Langston Hughes 07.05.2026 4:04

Today we feature "The Negro Mother" by Langston Hughes. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feedspot Blog...

Ma Survie par Laurier Tiernan 12.04.2026 2:33

Today we feature "Ma Survie" par Laurier Tiernan. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/

Words of Thanks from Pope Leo XIV 23.03.2026 2:16

Today we feature "Words of Thanks from Pope Leo XIV." Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feedspot Blog Re...

For When People Ask by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer 23.02.2026 3:16

Today we feature "For When People Ask" by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by F...

The Pillar of the Cloud by John Henry Newman 09.02.2026 3:15

Today we feature "The Pillar of the Cloud" by John Henry Newman. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feeds...

Hymn for the Hurting by Amanda Gorman 29.12.2025 4:56

Today we feature "Hymn for the Hurting" by Amanda Gorman. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feedspot Blo...

Golden Words attributed to Meryl Streep 21.12.2025 2:14

Today we feature "Golden Words attributed to Meryl Streep." Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feedspot B...

A Tribute by Sarah Jakes Roberts 09.10.2025 4:26

Today we feature A Tribute by Sarah Jakes Roberts. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feedspot Blog Reade...

Colours of the Wind by Teodynar Rember 07.09.2025 2:10

Today we feature "Colours of the Wind" by Teodynar Rember. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feedspot Bl...

Black Dandyism by Shauna Jones 25.08.2025 3:38

Today we feature Black Dandyism by Shauna Jones. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feedspot Blog Reader....

The Cypress Tree of Ceylon by John Greeleaf Whittier 31.07.2025 6:17

Today we feature "The Cypress Tree of Ceylon" by John Greenleaf Whittier. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts...

Go to Church Anyway by Unknown 30.06.2025 4:44

Today we feature "Go to Church Anyway" by Unknown. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feedspot Blog Reade...

Untitled by Laura Jean Truman 15.06.2025 2:33

Today we feature "Untitled" by Laura Jean Truman. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feedspot Blog Reader...

Untitled by Jeffrey Pipes Guice 18.05.2025 2:07

Today we feature "Untitled" by Jeffrey Pipes Guice. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feedspot Blog Read...

Blue Hope by Dr. Sarah Candler 03.05.2025 4:06

Today we feature "Blue Hope" by Dr. Sarah Candler. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top 100 Poetry Podcasts by Feedspot Blog Reade...

If We Didn't Love Each Other-Except from The Crossover by Kwame Alexander 22.04.2025 1:51

Today we feature "If We Didn't Love Each Other-Except from The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/ Honored to be named one of the Top...

Mercy after Nikki Giovanni by Rudy Francisco 28.03.2025 1:45

Today we feature "Mercy after Nikki Giovanni" by Rudy Francisco. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/

Church is Hard by Pat Smith 23.02.2025 6:47

Today we feature "Church is Hard" by Pat Smith. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/

On the Beach at Night by Walt Whitman 12.01.2025 3:41

Today we feature "On the Beach at Night" by Walt Whitman. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: https://podcast.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/

In Memory of President Jimmy Carter-"Sermons We See" by Edgar Albert Guest 29.12.2024 5:40

Today we feature "In Memory of President Jimmy Carter: 'Sermons We See' by Edgar Albert Guest." Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/

An Excerpt From 'To A Young Lady' by John Trumbull 23.09.2024 5:18

Today we feature "An Excerpt From 'To A Young Lady'" by John Trumbull Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/

Jourdon Anderson's Letter to His Former Enslaver, 1865 08.09.2024 7:50

Today we feature "Jourdon Anderson's Letter to His Former Enslaver, 1865" Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/

Untitled Colonoscopy Tale by Dr. Michael Kelso 25.08.2024 4:45

Today we feature "Untitled Colonoscopy Tale" by Dr. Michael Kelso. Please send your submissions to be featured on the podcast to poetryinmedicine@gmail.com. "In whatever you do, read a poem." Honored to have been named one of the top 10 medical podcasts in the state of Georgia by Feedspot: podcasts.feedspot.com/georgia_medical_podcasts/