Joey Lew, MD, MFA
@LewActually
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Poet, surgical resident, dog mom, wife, & baker
Durham
Joined November 2009
Excited to be reading at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro this Sunday 4 p.m. with two extremely talented poet-friends @jamesjabarr @MichaelTPittard Come through for a coffee or beer and some lovely literature!
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Stopped by to sign some copies of Insensible Losses at Green Apple Books - available now! First twenty with a signature, a thank you, and the satisfaction of buying local :)
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To my tiny twitter audience, I wanted to share my debut poetry collection, Insensible Losses, which just came out for preorder from Nymeria Publishing: It charts a course from patient to doctor, fear to joy (and more fear!).
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Excited to have a couple of poems in the San Antonio Review this week!
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Feeling lucky in all things poem this week! Thrilled to have my poem "Overnight at the County Hospital" in the Fall 2020 issue of Semicolon: If you're feeling a poem or two, check it out!.
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Very excited to have my poem "one summer i studied liver transplant" in the new issue of One: The whole issue is gorgeous and I've loved reading it--if you're looking to snuggle up with some poetry over the holidays I hope you'll take a peak! ❤.
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RT @DptRoque: Hey @ilike_mike reduce the overall prison capacity to below 50% of capacity. #FreeThemAll.
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RT @ManManBell4: .@CityofSanRafael Gary Phillips, Newsom put a moratorium on the death penalty but COVID-19 has killed 69 incarcerated peop….
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RT @peaceartsolei: Mike McGuire, Stop the spread and reduce your population below 50% capacity, Halt ALL transfers, Update medical criteria….
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RT @crispy2crispy: .@ilike_mike Please continue to voice demands to the Governor to halt all transfers between correctional facilities, inc….
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RT @marikthefreak: Hey @GavinNewsom free incarcerated folks NOW. In a pandemic we need to protect our most vulnerable populations. Provide….
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RT @AmintaKouyate: In order to care for the health and well-being of ALL Californians @GavinNewsom needs to #DecarcerateNow #FreeThemAll ht….
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@cityofsanrafel Flu season is approaching and continued waves of COVID outbreaks are already impacting incarcerated people across CA. #DecarcerateNow #FreeThemAll.
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Hey @GavinNewsom - you need to:.Reduce the overall prison population to below 50% capacity, halt all transfers between correctional facilities, and update the medical criteria for release to abide by medical recommendations and the CDC. #freethemall #decarceratenow.
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RT @repair_project: We are excited to introduce the REPAIR project, a 3-year strategic initiative to address anti-Black racism in science,….
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Pumped to have my poem "On an Organ Donation Run" in this issue of the Journal of Medical Humanities! If you feel like a poem break, check it out:
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