Felicia Mitchell's Poems Explore the Dementia Experience
Apr 11, 2023 8:04 pm
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April is one of my favorite months because of the perfect weather we seem to get here in North Carolina after the on-again, off-again glimpses of spring throughout March. The earth comes alive again as dogwoods burst into bloom and wildflowers raise their heads. With so much beauty abounding, is it any wonder that April is also National Poetry Month! We hope you'll join us for our special event on April 18th, "Poetry for the Dementia Journey, an AlzAuthors Virtual Q&A."
As a poet myself, I can attest to the power of poetry in my own caregiving experience. Both reading and writing poems helped orient my vision to a higher plane. Instead of being stuck wading through layers of grief, poetry opened my eyes to how pain and beauty are often connected. Without one, we miss the other. We are excited to welcome a wide range of poets and poetry lovers on April 18th. You won't want to miss it.
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During National Poetry Month, it's my delight to introduce you to Felicia Mitchell, poet, writer and retired professor of English and creative writing. Her collection of poetry is beautiful a tribute to her mother and a powerful exploration of the dementia experience.
Felicia shares:
"To salvage stories, I began documenting my mother’s life more frequently in poems and journal entries. Documenting the old and new helped me to negotiate complicated emotions and chaotic days, as well as sweet moments. It helped me to remember my mother and to validate the woman she was becoming. The poems in A Mother Speaks, A Daughter Listens: Journeying Together Through Dementia, both memoir and elegy, evolved from this process."
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Please join us for a virtual celebration of poetry for the dementia journey on Tuesday, April 18th at 2 pm EST on Zoom. A community of poets who have all written poetry on their caregiver journeys will gather to share their poems and stories. We will find solace in shared stories, as well as comfort and grace.
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Honor your loved one with a Custom Caregiver Collection that will help support other caregivers on a dementia journey. Each custom library filled with memoirs, caregiving guides, novels and more may be purchased and donated to a senior center or care home of your choice. With our newly designed bookends, our CCCs are now available in more sizes. We are offering introductory pricing through May. Visit our updated website page for more information.
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An Invitation to a Film Screening from our Friends at Happy Healthy Caregiver
The filmmakers of the documentary Wine, Women, & Dementia are providing the Happy Healthy Caregiver community with a 30 minute sneak peek of the full length film. It’s a watch party! After viewing the preview, we’ll get to meet and chat with two of the filmmakers – Director, Kitty Norton, and Producer, Beth Rigazio. It’s a roadtrip connecting the disconnected – because until there’s a cure, there’s community. Grab your beverage of choice and favorite movie snack and join us for this special event. We’ll also be awarding a few prizes – Wine, Women, & Dementia swag.
A special thank you to our Virtual Café Sponsor – Wine, Women, & Dementia!
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 from 12-1pm ET
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This Week's Reader Raffle Question
Here's your chance to tell us what you think, and what you want and need from us. Enter our monthly Reader Raffle by sending a comment on this email or answering this questions: Did poetry make a difference to your dementia journey? In what ways? Hit reply and give us your response. Two or three lines will do. At the end of the month, we’ll compile all the responses and randomly choose a winner who will receive one of the books featured that month. We look forward to hearing from you!
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