Note from Arnold Richards, new editor of Poetry Monday: I am very sad to report that the poetry editor of International psychoanalytic blog, Irene Willis, has died. Irene Willis was a world class poet and for one year the poet laureate of New Jersey. She made a major contribution to this effort and she will be missed very much. We have decided to continue Poetry Monday and I will replace Irene Willis as the editor. We welcome contributions from other poets. Pease send any poems for consideration to Psypsa@aol.com
Below, in keeping with Irene’s Poetry Monday format, are three of Irene’s own poems:
Tornado Watch
I don’t mean to make light of this
but when the first warning came Continue reading Poetry Monday: Irene Willis
Analytic Listening: Foundations of Psychoanalytic Practice
We are pleased to offer a six-week course on analytic listening and concepts beginning April 2026. This course qualifies for nine Continuing Education credits.
This course is suitable for students from a wide variety of backgrounds, including practicing clinicians from all disciplines, recent graduates of masters-level or doctoral-level programs, professionals considering changing careers, and anyone interested in exploring the possibility of post-graduate psychoanalytic training.
Applicants to our training program are also encouraged to enroll.
Instructor: Michal Drenger, PhD Dates: Mondays, April 20, April 27, May 4, May 11, May 18, and June 1, 2026 Time: 6:15 – 7:45pm Location: Brooklyn NY (exact location given upon registration) Continue reading Now via Zoom Analytic Listening: Foundations of Psychoanalytic Practice at CFS
Click Here to Read: Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 – October 18, 1950):Lyric fire shaped into disciplined sonnets by Robert Goodman on his Spoken Word Substack on February 27, 2026.
Edna St. Vincent Millay Portrait (c. 1920). Image: Author Unknown. Public Domain via Wkimedia Commons
