April is National Poetry Month.
On Tuesday, April 18th, 2023, AlzAuthors gathered a community of poets who have all written poetry on their caregiver journeys to share their poems and stories.
Thirty-five poets came to read and shared their beautiful words and stories with honesty and grace. We shared laughter and tears, too. It was a wonderful afternoon of personal story sharing in a variety of poetry styles.
Storytelling through poetry lightens burdens. For many caregivers, poetry can be a means of expression, of sharing their experience, opening hearts to joy, or drowning sorrows.
Finding the right words to tell our stories can ease our journey.
Reading the words of others can inspire us, give us strength, and let us know we are not alone.
Here are some of the comments we've received:
"The reading was heartfelt and healing. Thank you so much everyone!" Therese Halscheid
"Thanks to the organizers and readers for a beautiful and healing session." Mariana Mcdonald
"I want to thank everyone for sharing so many superb poems revealing so much on such a difficult subject." Walter Bargen
"This was a wonderful, powerful, affirming reading. I want to thank AlzAuthors for organizing this. I am so grateful to all the brave voices who speak from a deep authority on Alzheimer’s/dementia." Margaret Stawowy
"Today I was privileged to be one of many poets associated with AlzAuthors on a conference call. To hear the shared words of their experiences similar to my own gave me a sense of unity. I felt part of a village. That’s what we are, really. We’re all part of the village, managing whatever life has given us. Never forget, whatever your life is, you are part of the village." Rene Terry Mucci
"This was so wonderful. I have been so touched by everyone’s words today. Keep writing!" Christy Byrne Yates
"Remembering our loved ones like this always heals my heart." Charlie Becker
To accompany this poetry experience please download a free copy of our booklet "Poetry for the Dementia Journey," featuring the books of 17 of our authors: BookHip.com/MT...
We are also at work on creating an anthology of the work included in this video. Follow us at sendfox.com/al... to receive word when it's published and keep up with everything AlzAuthors.
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