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2026
Panelist, Poetry Reading
July 25 1:00 Eat My Words Bookstore
Joined author Tom Driscoll as he read from his new hybrid collection Dying Man Suite at Eat My Words bookstore.
Panelist, Book Launch
June 30 7-9 pm
Joined author Tom Driscoll of hybrid work Dying Man Suite and fellow panelists Ken McCullough former Winona poet laureate and Jean Prokott current Rochester poet laureate for an evening discussing the medical and artistic strands of this book. https://riverartsalliance.org/event/dying-man-suite-by-tom-driscoll-at-the-historic-chateau-theater/
Waterfall Writing Workshop
June 30 12-1
Reading, writing and sharing workshop with Mayo GI Fellows
Creative Writing Instructor, Music/Arts/Drama Camp
June 8-12
Provided creative writing activities for kids ages 4-10 at First Presbyterian Church
Typewriter Haiku, Mayo AI Research Summit
June 4 12:30-1:30 & June 5 12-1
Provided typewriter haiku as non digital distraction and detox during AI conference
“It’s Likely Nothing,” The Intima
Creative nonfiction based on my experience as a standardized patient, a favor for a friend that took an unexpected turn.
June 2026
https://www.theintima.org/its-likely-nothing-ariel-bugosh-boswell
Nature of Nurture Poetry Reading with Kathryn Savage
May 22. 2026
Virtual poetry reading for mothers and caregivers
Poetry Reading, Agates Series
May 14, 2026
Shared poems at Garden Party Books.
Conference Presentation, AAMC CGEA conference
“Creative Collaborations in Medical Education: Art, Improv & Poetry for Family Medicine Residents”
April 29, 2026
Presented about watercolor acrostic poems, improvisation and drawing workshops done with Family Medicine residents in a panel session about Humanities for medical trainees.
(My summary featured during this video https://vimeo.com/1200483166)
Conference Presentation, Healthcare Humanities Consortium
“Literature is Good Medicine: Retrospective Reflections on a Multidisciplinary, Narrative Medicine-style Workshop”
April 10, 2026
Co-presented about the history, involvement with and response to multidisciplinary reading and writing workshops. Discussion was found to be an extremely important part of these workshops.
2025
Typewriter Haiku at Mayo Clinic “Fall Harvesting Connections” Learner event
Created personalized haiku for over 50 learners at event
Conference Presentation, Healthcare Humanities Consortium
“Healing Aided by Creativity: Delivering Bedside Arts Programming While Navigating the Organizational Infrastructure at a Large Healthcare Institution”
April 2, 2025
Co-presented about the challenges and opportunities of utilizing the electronic health record while reaching patients throughout the hospital with art and writing activities.
2024
“Humanities at the Bedside: Comfort, Healing, Distraction & Purpose” by staff of Mayo Alumni Magazine
Work with patients was featured in magazine article
2022
Southeastern Minnesota Poets 3rd Place Award
League of Minnesota Poets, 2022
Featured in Poetry Month Poem-of-the-day Rochester Public Library, April 2022
2020
Pilgrimages at Nightfall: A Reflection on How We All Have to Help Each Other — Crossroads Blog, July 2020
Essay with literary reflections on falls in caregiver and patient literature in The Intima, a journal of narrative medicine
“Late Night,” The Intima, May 2020
https://arielboswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cc75e-late2bnight2bby2bariel2bboswell.pdf
2018
“scarcely spring,” Vox Poetica, May 2018
2012
“Tomatoes” “After Cancer” Barefoot Review (defunct), Summer 2012
Ariel Boswell 