Pulse Haiku 2024

In late 2023 I became haiku editor for Pulse: Voices from the Heart of Medicine, which reaches more than 11,000 readers through its weekly email, and more on its website. The following are all the poems I selected for publication every other week throughout 2024, plus ten bonus images shared on the Pulse Facebook page. I also include a video I made of all the poems published in 2024, plus selected comments by contributors. Learn how to submit your own healthcare-related haiku.

Selected comments by Pulse haiku contributors:

“The haiku you select are often ones I end up sharing with colleagues—your publication is very moving.” —M. S. Marquand
“I really enjoy reading Pulse and, as a hospital social worker, I find it inspiring and supportive to read about others' experiences of giving or receiving healthcare services.” —C. X. Turner
“I love the mission and care evident in this publication.” —Randy Brooks
“I’m enjoying Pulse and have mentioned it to others in both my literary and medical circles. What a gift to the illness community and those who care for them!” —Julianne Woodside
“Pulse is a beautifully curated publication with a special voice in the health and medical field.” —Barrie Levine
“I think it’s enriching to have haiku included in Pulse.” —Jill Muhrer