Janna Lopez is an award-winning poet, author, and educator dedicated to restoring human creativity, connection, and compassion through language. Appointed in 2025 as Creighton University’s inaugural Poet-in-Residence for its internationally recognized Medical Humanities program, she teaches reflective practice through her signature methodology, Poetic Intelligence—helping future clinicians and current faculty strengthen empathy, resilience, and deeper ways of seeing.
In 2025, Janna’s work of bringing poetry into unlikely places was honored with Willamette University’s Alumni Leadership—Innovative Achievement Award. Janna served as Santa Fe’s 2023 Poet Laureate ambassador, creating community-based programs that expanded poetry access across underserved classrooms and neighboring pueblos, including New Mexico’s School for the Deaf. With over three decades of experience in writing, teaching, and public storytelling, Janna’s mission is clear: to make poetry accessible, practical, and powerful—especially in the spaces where humanity matters most.
