This blog will be a place to post poetry written by people living with Alzheimer's disease. We will focus on poetry that is created as part of the Alzheimer's Poetry Project. We will post information and news about dementia.
We hope this blog is of use to the family members who have a loved one with dementia.
Adam Kampe, Media Producer at National Endowment for the Arts has produced an excellent audio piece on the APP.
He interviews Professor Kate de Medeiros of the University of Miami-Ohio on using poetry with people living with memory loss.
To listen to the piece click here:
NEA Audio Piece on the APP
Sparking Memories: The Alzheimer's Poetry Project Anthology
The anthology has 75 of the poems we use in the project. Essays on how to use poetry to connect with people living with dementia, on why care giving matters, and on the medical implications of using poetry. More info at:http://www.alzpoetry.com
Nútreme Hoy (Nurture me today)
Our new Spanish language anthology contains: essays on how to use poetry to connect to people living with dementia, and how to create a poetry program, as well as poems and Dichos. More info at http://www.alzpoetry.com
