Being with Bipolar: A Poetry Reading and Panel Discussion about Bipolar Disorder

When

Thursday May 11, 2023: 6:00pm to 7:30pm  Add to Calendar /   Add to Google Calendar

Where

Pittsfield Branch: Program Room

Description

Local poets Jennifer Metsker and Ellen Stone will read poetry about their experiences with bipolar disorder from different perspectives, addressing stigma and the trauma related to living life with a mental illness as well as caring for those with a mental illness. Following the poetry reading, Michigan Medicine’s Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program will host a Q & A with the audience about bipolar disorder and research advances in the field. 

This event is in partnership with the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program.