Rafael Campo Books

Dr. Rafael Campo is a poet and physician whose work intricately weaves together profound human experiences with medical realities. His poetry explores themes of identity, culture, and the complexities of the human body, often offering a unique perspective forged from his experiences as an internist. Campo delves into how art and medicine shape our understanding of life and death, health and illness. His writing is celebrated for its introspective depth and its ability to find both beauty and vulnerability within the everyday.

The Poetry of Healing
A Doctor's Education in Empathy, Identity, and Desire
270 pages
10 hours of reading
3.9(90)Add rating
The healing powers of speech, of touch, of empathy and the erotic, of love itself - these are some of the themes of Rafael Campo's deeply humanistic work, as he writes not just of his attempts to heal, but of how his patients have healed him. Throughout, he uncovers the truths of his own passions and fears, of the tragic flaws in health care, and of his education and life as primary-care doctor, poet, Latino, and gay man within the medical establishment.

The Poetry of Healing