Ronna Bloom awarded “Artist in the Workplace” grant
The Health, Arts and Humanities Program at the University of Toronto is delighted to announce that Toronto poet, Ronna Bloom has just been awarded a highly coveted Artist in the Workplace grant by the Ontario Arts Council. She will begin her role as Poet in Residence at Mount Sinai Hospital this fall, offering readings and workshops on writing while working on her own creative projects.
Ms Bloom is a writer, psychotherapist and teacher and author of several poetry collections including “Permiso” (2009) and the upcoming “Cloudy With A Fire in the Basement” (September 2012) For more information about her work go to www.ronnabloom.com.
For information on Poet in Residence workshops and other health humanities seminars, lunch and learns, reading, art and film groups held across campus, go to www.health-humanities.com.
The Health, Arts and Humanities Program is a part of PHES – the University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry’s Division of Psychotherapy, the Humanities and Educational Studies.
Allan Peterkin MD
Head, Health, Arts and Humanities Program
University of Toronto