Poetic Health Justice: A Voice to Cancer Lore

Experience the stories and struggles of cancer through the power of poetry. This event weaves together lore (including narratives, stories, testimonies, folk tales, oral traditions, myths, rituals, humor, customs, beliefs, and ways of knowing and being), performance, visual art, and critical conversation to illuminate the structural injustices of illness as they relate to cancer. Through creative expression and dialogue, we explore the lived realities of cancer, the inequities that shape them, and the possibilities for collective change.

In partnership with The Good Listening Project and the American Poetry Museum, we will host a performance, exhibit, and panel on April 9 at the True Reformer Building from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM to honor the lived realities of those impacted by cancer in the DC metropolitan area. Through this collaboration, we will create a space where stories that highlight injustices—often overlooked in clinical and policy discussions—are given form, depth, and power.