Memory is a natural bedfellow of poetry – that ‘flash upon the inward eye’ as one of our best-loved national poets William Wordsworth said.
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At the launch of National Memory Day, we asked you to create a poem inspired by your own experiences of dementia.
We are delighted to announce the winners of our national writing competition ... Read More
Our project is about the loss of memory to a life marked by potential isolation and exclusion and how the power of poetry can help revive buried memories.
The world’s first wiki poem devoted to dementia is to have its debut on Sunday 14th May at the start of Dementia Awareness Week 2017.
To inspire you to find the poem that could help you unlock precious memories, listen to Heather Norman Soderlind, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Literature Works read from ... Read More
To inspire you to find the poem that could help you unlock precious memories, listen to Tracey Guiry Director of the Poetry Archive read 'Field Mouse's Nest' by John Clare.
Tracey Guiry takes her audience on an emotional journey which explores the ways in which poetry can be used to inspire memories.
Thursday 18th May will mark National Memory Day, part of Dementia Awareness Week and a celebration of the power of the written and spoken word for those with and affected ... Read More
"Wordsworth famously described poetry as ‘emotion recollected in tranquility’, says Sir Andrew ... Read More
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