Guidelines for Poetry for the Dementia Journey

Apr 14, 2023 8:01 pm

Hello wonderful poets!

We are thrilled to have you join us for our Poetry for the Dementia Journey virtual event on Tuesday, April 18th, starting at 2 p.m. EST, where a community of poets will share poetry about their caregiving journeys. Our goal is to provide solace, comfort, and grace to those on a dementia journey.

Be sure to reserve your seat if you have not already done so:

Reserve your seat here

This helps us keep track of who is coming.

The response to this program was tremendous!

We have had almost 60 poets sign up to share their work.

We never know exactly how many people will show up for an event (usually half who register do), so we're doing our best to organize the program to ensure everyone gets the most out of it:

The program may stretch to 2 hours, and maybe a little longer, if we need to.
We understand you may not have the option to participate in the entire program due to time constraints, however we encourage you to attend for as long as you can.
We also expect participants to pop in and out as time allows.
The program is structured in such a way that people can enjoy the whole program or drop in to hear a few poems and then move on with their day.

Reading Guidelines

Plan to keep your poetry to no more than 2-3 minutes. However, please prepare a second poem, and if time permits, we will have another round of readings for those who are able to stay.

FAQs

All participants will receive the free Poetry for the Dementia Journey compilation of our authors' work before it is made available to the public.
The event will be recorded and posted to our YouTube channel and added to our podcast
You may turn off your video if you do not want to be seen on screen.
There is no admission fee, but donations are appreciated: 💜 Give Here! 💜
The program is on Zoom. The link is below.
Feel free to bring a friend or family member.

Sharing is Caring

Please share this email across your social media and with other dementia groups you belong to - online or in person - so others may benefit from this program. Feel free to copy and paste the text, graphics, and links.

Here is the link to join the meeting:

Topic: Poetry for the Dementia Journey

Time: Apr 18, 2023 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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We look forward to gathering with you, sharing stories through poetry and listening to your unique and profound experiences.

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