Basman Aldirawi (also published under Basman Derawi) is a Palestinian physiotherapist, writer and poet from Gaza. he has contributed dozens of stories/poems to the online platform We Are Not Numbers and other platforms including ArabLit, Mondoweiss and Vivamost. Also, participated as a co-author in a book; Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, 2022 and the Arabic poetry anthology; Gaza, the land of poetry, 2021.
We’re proud to announce the Winners of the Fall / Winter 2024/ 2025 Haiku Poetry Contest.
Thank you to all who participated.
1st Place – Pamela Wynn
2nd Place -Veronica Tucker
3rd Place – Michelle Tram
Prisca Mbonu is a current medical student at The Burnett School of Medicine based in Fort Worth, Texas. She possesses a deep passion for narrative medicine. Throughout her time in medical school, she has led initiatives to integrate the humanities into medical training through various projects and programs.
Joe Bisicchia writes of our shared dynamic. An Honorable Mention recipient for the Fernando Rielo XXXII World Prize for Mystical Poetry, he has written four published collections of poetry. He also has composed hundreds of individual works that have been published in over one hundred publications. The former broadcaster is director of public affairs for a health system in New Jersey and is a Practicing Excellence certified clinician coach. He earned his BA at La Salle University and is currently on the MFA track at Lindenwood University. To see more of his work, visit widewide.world.
MAHEK KHWAJA is a Karachi-based writer and editor with a background in English Literature and medical publications. Her work has appeared in journals such as Hektoen International and explores themes of healing, identity, and cultural expression. She draws inspiration from personal experiences, including caregiving, to write reflective poetry.
Madison Peregoy, MD. I am an Internal Medicine resident at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center originally from Wilmington, North Carolina.
At 27, verging towards a doctorate at Harvard, Elly Katz went for a mundane procedure to stabilize her neck. Somehow, she survived what doctors surmised was unsurvivable: a brainstem stroke secondary to a physician’s needle misplacement.
In the wake of tragedy, she discovered the power of dictation and the bounty of metaphor.
Kennedy Sparling is a 3rd year medical student at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine – Phoenix. She appreciates the intersection between art and medicine and is also pursuing a degree distinction in Health Humanities.