Ravenna Raven is a Listener Poet at hospitals, healing centers, and national healthcare conferences with The Good Listening Project, and leads the Certified Listener Poet course.
Since receiving an MFA in poetry from the University of Maryland, Ravenna has been writing and teaching the curriculum for a variety of specialized courses, including reading development for elementary and middle school students; historical literature and literary analysis for high school students; academic writing, research methods, and rhetorical analysis for undergraduates; and reading comprehension, analysis, and creative writing workshops for students of all ages.
Ravenna’s early childhood experiences with first responders, surgeons, and hospice nurses propelled her toward writing as a practice for healing and making meaningful connections with others.
Over the past several years, she has loved learning to sew garments and quilts for friends and family.