Poetry and Dementia: A Practical Guide by John Killick Blue Diode Departing from Virgil’s Eclogues

Departing from Virgil’s Eclogues

spiritual and

Motion’s willingness to put himself in the place of others extends the collection’s compass beyond the familial and enables him to address the vulnerabilities of the world at large

her poems meet the male gaze with a female voice

Poetry and Dementia: A Practical Guide by John Killick Blue Diode Departing from Virgil’s EcloguesPoetry is an engaging and inclusive activity for older people that can help develop memory, imagination and identity. This book provides guidance on setting up and monitoring poetry projects for people living with dementia in group care homes and individual families. It explains the benefits of creative expression for people with dementia, and shows how to facilitate poetry reading and writing groups in different environments. Specific techniques for