{"podcast":{"title":"Social Work Journeys","slug":"social-work-journeys-7030452","podcast_index_feed_id":7030452,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/socialworkjourneys/feed.xml","website_url":"https://socialworkjourneys.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14429295/Marcellus-2.png","author":"GSSWSR at Bryn Mawr College","episode_count":34,"summary":"Official podcast of the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research (GSSWSR) at Bryn Mawr College. Season 4 looks at social work from an interdisciplinary lens. Together we’ll hear from thinkers and changemakers from outside the world of social work as we explore how their ideas and work intersect with our own. Join us as we follow the people, stories and winding paths that shape the world of social work.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-journeys-7030452"},"episode":{"title":"Season 4, Episode 6: Provost Dee Matthews on Poetry and Social Work's Healing Intersection","slug":"season-4-episode-6-provost-dee-matthews-on-poetry-and-social-work-s-healing-intersection","published_at":"2026-03-17T19:18:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-journeys-7030452/season-4-episode-6-provost-dee-matthews-on-poetry-and-social-work-s-healing-intersection","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-journeys-7030452","url":"https://socialworkjourneys.podbean.com/e/when-poems-heal-poetry-meets-social-work/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rn4nbm2hhzqsvcpg/riverside_gsswsr_swj_-_prof_matt_magic_episode_mar_12_social_work_journeys8bg7s-t6c5tx-Optimized.mp3","summary":"Airea D. \"Dee\" Matthews, Provost and Professor of Creative Writing at Bryn Mawr College and the former Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, shares her profound insights on using writing as a way to access deep emotional truths, process trauma, and foster healing. Her journey to poetic clarity reveals how language can serve as both refuge and catalyst for growth. Provost Dee Matthews explores the striking overlaps between poetry and social work, and their shared roots in attunement, presence, and care as they aim to make invisible stories visible. She discusses practical ways social workers can incorporate simple, accessible poetry into their practice, transforming silence into a space of reflection and healing. Books mentioned in this episode: - Simulacra - Bread And Circus Connect with Provost and Professor Dee Matthews - Website: https://www.aireadee.com/ - Instagram: @aireadeefam","meta_description":"Airea D. \"Dee\" Matthews, Provost and Professor of Creative Writing at Bryn Mawr College and the former Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, shares her profound…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1729,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/social-work-journeys-7030452/episodes/season-4-episode-6-provost-dee-matthews-on-poetry-and-social-work-s-healing-intersection/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-journeys-7030452/season-4-episode-6-provost-dee-matthews-on-poetry-and-social-work-s-healing-intersection.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}