The Poet of Witness Residency is a six-city creative arts initiative exploring survivorship, care, and the human experience of cancer across the American South.
Led by cancer survivor, author, theatre artist, ICF professional certified coach, and narrative practitioner Shannon Ivey, the residency brings expressive/creative arts experiences into cancer care communities through:
One-on-one listening sessions
Poems of Witness created in response to lived experience
Survivor reflection circles
Caregiver gatherings
Community conversations
Public readings and engagement events
Healthcare staff training and appreciation experiences
This is not a writing workshop. It is not therapy.
It is a practice of deep listening, reflection, and human connection: one survivor at a time.
Partnered with the American Cancer Society and Alternate Roots.
