Explore how poetry, stories, and visual art can help us make sense of medicine’s complexities in this new online class. /// continue reading
BLR 25th Anniversary
In 2026, Bellevue Literary Review will celebrate its 25th anniversary. In celebration of this milestone, BLR will present live and online events throughout the year.
Celebration of Poetry and Healing
BLR is thrilled to be part of the 2026 poetry series at Bryant Park’s Reading Room. All are welcome — mark your calendar for September 1! /// continue reading
Events and Programming
An expanded 25th anniversary edition of Bellevue Literary Review
Writing Illness onto the Page, a 3-week writing workshop in January/February. Small-group workshops will be led by BLR editors, with guided exercises and generative prompts, plus discussions on craft, style, and the practicalities of publication.
Art in Medicine: A Creative Space for Healthcare Trainees, a new program in narrative medicine for healthcare trainees with a slightly more academic bent (tagline: Where emerging clinicians connect through art and story). This will be a free full-year program, each year, with a new cohort of trainees from all fields in healthcare.
BLR Ambassadors Program, a new program that offers a more informal community for students interested in learning about BLR as well as how medical humanities can weave into healthcare professions
BLR Book Club, an in-depth book conversation over several weeks, culminating in an online event with author Morgan Talty.
Body Language: True Stories of Illness, Recovery, and Discovery, a collaboration with Writers Read. Writers will tell 650-word medical stories in a live event (Sunday, February 22, 2026, at City Winery, NYC)
Conversations on Creative Writing in Healthcare: Writing the Body, Featuring Meghan O’Rourke, Porochista Khakpour, Rebekah Taussig, and Danielle Ofri. March 26, 2026 (online)
Conversations on Creative Writing in Healthcare: Mapping the Mind. Featuring Susannah Cahalan, Sarah LaBrie, Damon Tweedy, and Danielle Ofri. April 16, 2026 (online).
BLR Book Salon with Edward Hirsch, president of the Guggenheim Foundation on May 9, 2026 (Upper West Side)
Bryant Park Poetry Series. BLR will be the featured event in this beloved outdoor poetry festival. September 1, 2026 at 6 pm (Bryant Park, NYC)
Creativity in Medicine: Navigating Uncertainty through Art and Literature. Explore how poetry, stories, and visual art can help make sense of medicine’s complexities. September 24, 2026 at 7 pm, ET(online):
Art and Medicine Cocktail Party on September 26, 2026, 5:30-7:30 pm, honoring Jerome Lowenstein and supporting BLR’s Art in Medicine program (Brooklyn Heights)
25th Anniversary Celebration on November 12, 2026 at 6 pm, honoring BLR’s 25 years and Danielle Ofri. (The Century Club, Manhattan)