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Reinfred Addo is a speech-language pathologist, writer, and graphic/visual artist. He has written health-related poems and stories, conducted memory journals with his speech therapy patients, and selected other people's health-related poems for a literary journal that he edits. In this episode, hear about his journey to becoming a speech therapist and writer, how he incorporates writing with patients into their treatment and how it can aid the healing process. He also guides us through a writing prompt based on George Ella Lyon's poem, "Where I'm From" (http://www.georgeellalyon.com/where.h.... The template used for this activity can be found at the link below. You'll hear our co-hosts read their responses to this prompt. We hope you give it a try! Poem prompt template:

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