ROOM: A Sketchbook for Analytic Action

08/29/2025

Kissu Taffere parts the curtain behind apathy in "It Doesn't Start with Prisons: A Psychotherapist's Warning About Silence" featured in ROOM 6.25.

Read the full piece here: https://ow.ly/AbHY50WHe84

08/22/2025

Kathleen Hellen looks at how we look away in her poem "oranges" featured in ROOM 6.25.

Read the full piece here:
https://ow.ly/WjoN50WHe41

08/19/2025

What does it look like when societies turn toward authoritarianism?

Join ROOM 6.25 contributors as they explore this urgent question through the lens of their lived experiences and professional perspectives.

Register Here:
https://ow.ly/PW3450WGKtt

08/08/2025

Just a month left to send us your work!

Our world is aglow in complexity; we are seeking bravery and community. We would love to see your writing.

The submission deadline for ROOM 10.25 is September 8, 2025.
Submit here: https://analytic-room.com/submit/

07/16/2025

Tomorrow evening, we come together for ROOM's 2025 Gala: Encountering Bravery.

For eight years, ROOM has encouraged dialogue that explores the rich interplay between our social environment and inner lives. We gather not only to celebrate this work but to ensure it continues. Your support sustains ROOM as a crucial and safe space for conversation, dissent, agreement, and growth.

Register here: https://analytic-room.com/gala2025/

07/11/2025

ROOM 6.25 is here! This powerful issue brings together voices like Thomas Casagrande, Tamara Martin Causey, Cara Cruickshank, Elizabeth Cutter Evert, Iris Goldstein Fodor, Richard B. Grose, Zahra Nader, Thomas H. Ogden, Timothy Snyder, Kissu Taffere, Xiaomeng Qiao, Douglas H. White, Jay Wiggin, and Alexandra Woods—each confronting the scars of history and the urgency of now.

Also featured are poems by D.M. Black and Kathleen Hellen and artworks from Tau Lewis and Emily Weiskopf.

Read the full issue here: https://ow.ly/MzGS50WoqKz

07/04/2025

This July 4th, we at ROOM: A Sketchbook for Analytic Action would like to emphasize the mounting need to engage in the difficult conversations, to express speech even as it's strained, and to read and write with bravery about our current and future world.

Join us at our yearly Gala:

Thursday, July 17, 2025 | 8:00 PM EDT | Zoom

This year, we are thrilled to recognize the exceptional contributions of Lord John Alderdice, whose analytic contributions to addressing some of the world's most challenging conflicts exemplify the transformative potential of psychoanalytic thinking in action.

07/01/2025

In just 2 weeks, ROOM’s annual gala takes place—get to know our presenters!

Join us on Thursday, July 17th at 8PM EDT for an evening themed around “Encountering Bravery,” and meet all of our fantastic speakers, whose work in and outside of ROOM inspires us to create together.

Expect a gathering of voices, stories, and reflections that span continents and disciplines, all celebrating ROOM’s work over the past year and the bold analytic conversations that shape our world.

🎟 Tickets are still available—grab yours and invite a friend, colleague, or fellow ROOM reader.

Read more and Register: https://analytic-room.com/gala2025/

06/27/2025

Harmonize with the art of Keli Safia Maksud in ROOM 2.25.

Read the full statement and view her work here: https://ow.ly/pCsv50Wh0uz

06/21/2025

Martin Perez explores ease and risk in his piece "Caving with Rainbow-Covered Headlamps" in ROOM 2.25.

Read the full piece here: https://ow.ly/RShF50WejFz

06/18/2025

Join us in July!

ROOM GALA 2025: ENCOUNTERING BRAVERY
July 17 | 8 PM EDT | Zoom

ROOM is profoundly honored to present the 2025 Coline Covington Award to Lord John Alderdice, whose remarkable life demonstrates how psychoanalytic understanding can serve as a force for peace in our most intractable conflicts.

We hope you will join us in celebrating this remarkable honoree and ROOM's continued mission.

Learn more and register: https://givebutter.com/GhhWp4

06/13/2025

Dive into the foreboding fiction of Ornella Antar in her short story "Tangerine," featured in ROOM 2.25!

Read Here: https://analytic-room.com/fiction/tangerine-by-ornella-antar/