Julie A Jenson
@julieajenson.bsky.social
Listening and Poetry
Researcher in Healthcare and Healthcare Systems
www.juliejenson.com
Researcher in Healthcare and Healthcare Systems
www.juliejenson.com
Pinned
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I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
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Here is me:
Fuck the pressure to be perfect -
wherever it comes from.
From cultural notions of "professionalism" from inner voices of inadequacy, from competitiveness, from envy, from academia and grading.
Claiming your human frailty is your greatest power and wholeness.
Fuck the pressure to be perfect -
wherever it comes from.
From cultural notions of "professionalism" from inner voices of inadequacy, from competitiveness, from envy, from academia and grading.
Claiming your human frailty is your greatest power and wholeness.
This is so soulless, I can't stand it. We have BRAINS. We can USE THEM.
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Here is me:
Fuck the pressure to be perfect -
wherever it comes from.
From cultural notions of "professionalism" from inner voices of inadequacy, from competitiveness, from envy, from academia and grading.
Claiming your human frailty is your greatest power and wholeness.
Fuck the pressure to be perfect -
wherever it comes from.
From cultural notions of "professionalism" from inner voices of inadequacy, from competitiveness, from envy, from academia and grading.
Claiming your human frailty is your greatest power and wholeness.
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Refugees have invariably suffered any manner of losses - family, loved ones, friends, jobs, homes, earnings, possessions, freedoms, standing, dignity, mental wellbeing, physical integrity. Merely to threaten them with the forfeiture of what little they still hold is sadistic, psychopathic even.
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Refugees have invariably suffered any manner of losses - family, loved ones, friends, jobs, homes, earnings, possessions, freedoms, standing, dignity, mental wellbeing, physical integrity. Merely to threaten them with the forfeiture of what little they still hold is sadistic, psychopathic even.
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To be listened to, where it's genuine, is to be cared about.
League tables aside, I'd like to get a sense of- are patients listened to, & are NHS staff listened to?
Because so often this is the foundation for everything else. THIS is what I hear time & again talking with people in the hospital.
League tables aside, I'd like to get a sense of- are patients listened to, & are NHS staff listened to?
Because so often this is the foundation for everything else. THIS is what I hear time & again talking with people in the hospital.
September 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
To be listened to, where it's genuine, is to be cared about.
League tables aside, I'd like to get a sense of- are patients listened to, & are NHS staff listened to?
Because so often this is the foundation for everything else. THIS is what I hear time & again talking with people in the hospital.
League tables aside, I'd like to get a sense of- are patients listened to, & are NHS staff listened to?
Because so often this is the foundation for everything else. THIS is what I hear time & again talking with people in the hospital.
So happy to share that the "Guide to High-Quality Community Engagement" for help and wellbeing has been published by ADPH London: www.adph.org.uk/networks/lon.... Hat tip to @charliepsych.bsky.social @charlotteaugst.bsky.social and many, many other for inspirational conversations.
Community Champions Development Network - ADPH London
The Community Champions Development Network brings together colleagues from across London Councils, the NHS and the Voluntary and Community sector who coordinate initiatives to communicate and engage ...
www.adph.org.uk
July 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
So happy to share that the "Guide to High-Quality Community Engagement" for help and wellbeing has been published by ADPH London: www.adph.org.uk/networks/lon.... Hat tip to @charliepsych.bsky.social @charlotteaugst.bsky.social and many, many other for inspirational conversations.
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Happy to see this out in one of my fave journals - led by @crismontenegro.bsky.social We unpack distinct contributions of PPIE & qual sociology, suggest why they are at times conflated, and why they shouldn't be.
Engagement and qualitative sociology in health research: proximal, but incongruent
@crismontenegro.bsky.social & @judegreen.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@crismontenegro.bsky.social & @judegreen.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Engagement and qualitative sociology in health research: proximal, but incongruent - Social Theory & Health
This paper argues that sociology’s distinctive value in health research lies not in amplifying experiential accounts but in analysing the social structures and norms that shape them—a contribution oft...
link.springer.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy to see this out in one of my fave journals - led by @crismontenegro.bsky.social We unpack distinct contributions of PPIE & qual sociology, suggest why they are at times conflated, and why they shouldn't be.
I was there as an access helper for a disabled friend and it was a NIGHTMARE.
How accessible is London Book Fair?, asks Cat Mitchell 👇
How accessible is London Book Fair?
London Book Fair is making efforts to improve accessibility, but they just don't go far enough.
www.thebookseller.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I was there as an access helper for a disabled friend and it was a NIGHTMARE.
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I'd put it the other way round. Scientific method, as a human practice, is intrinsically value laden. What you choose to investigate, what you decide to measure, how you measure, what you ignore, how you deal with uncomfortable results, even who you allow to do it, are all soaked in values.
Scientific method may be as close to value free as any human activity but scientists have values, foibles and favourites, and are often funded by companies or governments which most certainly are not.
March 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I'd put it the other way round. Scientific method, as a human practice, is intrinsically value laden. What you choose to investigate, what you decide to measure, how you measure, what you ignore, how you deal with uncomfortable results, even who you allow to do it, are all soaked in values.
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Good listening isnt just a skill you can pick up from a workshop or a list of '10 top tips'.
It's an ongoing commitment to understanding our selves, e.g., being aware of what pushes our buttons in different situations, & having courage to be really present & embrace our own vulnerabilities.
It's an ongoing commitment to understanding our selves, e.g., being aware of what pushes our buttons in different situations, & having courage to be really present & embrace our own vulnerabilities.
December 20, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Good listening isnt just a skill you can pick up from a workshop or a list of '10 top tips'.
It's an ongoing commitment to understanding our selves, e.g., being aware of what pushes our buttons in different situations, & having courage to be really present & embrace our own vulnerabilities.
It's an ongoing commitment to understanding our selves, e.g., being aware of what pushes our buttons in different situations, & having courage to be really present & embrace our own vulnerabilities.
Realised I just had an accidental Christmas poem published. Sending this out to all the uni students heading home for the holidays and realising nothing is quite who or how they left it #citylitbetweenthelines
December 13, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Realised I just had an accidental Christmas poem published. Sending this out to all the uni students heading home for the holidays and realising nothing is quite who or how they left it #citylitbetweenthelines
Can’t. Stop Clicking. On more starter packs. So good.
November 30, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Can’t. Stop Clicking. On more starter packs. So good.
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It'd be a radical shift to have a healthcare system that enabled active listening & caring relationships at the heart of how we do things. It'd be smoother, more effective, & more human.
As a concept, this is simple. But in practice?
What infrastructure, what core conditions, would enable this?
As a concept, this is simple. But in practice?
What infrastructure, what core conditions, would enable this?
November 28, 2024 at 6:53 AM
It'd be a radical shift to have a healthcare system that enabled active listening & caring relationships at the heart of how we do things. It'd be smoother, more effective, & more human.
As a concept, this is simple. But in practice?
What infrastructure, what core conditions, would enable this?
As a concept, this is simple. But in practice?
What infrastructure, what core conditions, would enable this?
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I believe that everyone can write poetry. If I can, anyone can. I had no literary education, no mentor or courses. I 'may' have talent but what I do have lots of is tenacity, tenacity to make my poems better. All you need to start is a sense of wonder & love of words as spells
November 21, 2024 at 11:55 PM
I believe that everyone can write poetry. If I can, anyone can. I had no literary education, no mentor or courses. I 'may' have talent but what I do have lots of is tenacity, tenacity to make my poems better. All you need to start is a sense of wonder & love of words as spells
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Loving this paper 'Rethinking barriers and enablers'. How many thousands of weak research studies have reduced complex change to 'identifying and addressing barriers and enablers'? Here's how to do better!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Rethinking Barriers and Enablers in Qualitative Health Research: Limitations, Alternatives, and Enhancements - Abby Haynes, Victoria Loblay, 2024
Explorations of barriers and enablers (or barriers and facilitators) to a desired health practice, implementation process, or intervention outcome have become s...
journals.sagepub.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Loving this paper 'Rethinking barriers and enablers'. How many thousands of weak research studies have reduced complex change to 'identifying and addressing barriers and enablers'? Here's how to do better!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Fascinating headline, as the analysis doesn't appear to show that AI-poetry is indistinguishable from human poetry, but that that non-expert and expert humans have a different idea of what poetry is. Also - whoa - 9/10 poets included are dead. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
AI-generated poetry is indistinguishable from human-written poetry and is rated more favorably - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - AI-generated poetry is indistinguishable from human-written poetry and is rated more favorably
www.nature.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Fascinating headline, as the analysis doesn't appear to show that AI-poetry is indistinguishable from human poetry, but that that non-expert and expert humans have a different idea of what poetry is. Also - whoa - 9/10 poets included are dead. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Give refugees autonomy to solve the asylum accommodation problem blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Give refugees autonomy to solve the asylum accommodation problem
The ways British governments have handled the accommodation of asylum refugees is expensive and has left voters feeling resentful and refugees feeling trapped, while enriching a few lucky landlords…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Give refugees autonomy to solve the asylum accommodation problem blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Plumping the pillows on the sofa and settling in. My interests include, but are not limited to...
poetic listening
emotional/social/cultural experience of health/care
semiotics
existential psychotherapy
depth psychology
community engagement
foresight and futures
leadership / innovation / design
poetic listening
emotional/social/cultural experience of health/care
semiotics
existential psychotherapy
depth psychology
community engagement
foresight and futures
leadership / innovation / design
November 18, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Plumping the pillows on the sofa and settling in. My interests include, but are not limited to...
poetic listening
emotional/social/cultural experience of health/care
semiotics
existential psychotherapy
depth psychology
community engagement
foresight and futures
leadership / innovation / design
poetic listening
emotional/social/cultural experience of health/care
semiotics
existential psychotherapy
depth psychology
community engagement
foresight and futures
leadership / innovation / design