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Volume Six: Chapter Nine - Our Conversation with Irène P. Mathieu
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In Volume Six: Chapter Nine, we welcome Dr. Irène Mathieu — a Washington, D.C.–born, Virginia-based pediatrician, educator, researcher, and award-winning poet. She earned her BA in International Relations from the College of William & Mary, her MD from Vanderbilt University, and a Master’s in Public Health from Johns Hopkins. Today she serves as Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia, where she also helps lead programs in Health Humanities, and sits on the board of Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action.
Dr. Mathieu is the author of four books of poetry — The Galaxy of Origins, Orogeny (winner of the Bob Kaufman Book Prize), Grand Marronage (Editor’s Choice for the Gatewood Prize and runner-up for the Cave Canem/Northwestern Book Prize), and her most recent, Milk Tongue (2023). Her work has earned Pushcart Prize nominations, national contest honors, and features in outlets including The Washington Post, NPR, The Los Angeles Times, and more.
Contact Irène:
Website: irenemathieu.com
Recorded Spoken Word Performances Featured Include:
Alyesha Wise – Trauma
Instagram: @alyeshawise Website: alyeshawise.com
Joseph Capehart – Bad Habits
Instagram: @oksolaris
Javon Johnson – Black and Happy
Instagram: @javonism
Denice Frohman – Accents
Instagram: @denicefrohman Website: denicefrohman.com
Jay Ward – Gentrification
Instagram: @jward2030 Website: jwardpoetry.com
114 episodes
Manage episode 508979683 series 2913302
In Volume Six: Chapter Nine, we welcome Dr. Irène Mathieu — a Washington, D.C.–born, Virginia-based pediatrician, educator, researcher, and award-winning poet. She earned her BA in International Relations from the College of William & Mary, her MD from Vanderbilt University, and a Master’s in Public Health from Johns Hopkins. Today she serves as Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia, where she also helps lead programs in Health Humanities, and sits on the board of Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action.
Dr. Mathieu is the author of four books of poetry — The Galaxy of Origins, Orogeny (winner of the Bob Kaufman Book Prize), Grand Marronage (Editor’s Choice for the Gatewood Prize and runner-up for the Cave Canem/Northwestern Book Prize), and her most recent, Milk Tongue (2023). Her work has earned Pushcart Prize nominations, national contest honors, and features in outlets including The Washington Post, NPR, The Los Angeles Times, and more.
Contact Irène:
Website: irenemathieu.com
Recorded Spoken Word Performances Featured Include:
Alyesha Wise – Trauma
Instagram: @alyeshawise Website: alyeshawise.com
Joseph Capehart – Bad Habits
Instagram: @oksolaris
Javon Johnson – Black and Happy
Instagram: @javonism
Denice Frohman – Accents
Instagram: @denicefrohman Website: denicefrohman.com
Jay Ward – Gentrification
Instagram: @jward2030 Website: jwardpoetry.com
114 episodes
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