Poetry may often console people when they are going through all sorts of issues, including illness, coping with disability or dark times. The following list of poems highlights some that may be helpful in different situations:
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A song of living by Amelia Josephine Burr – a poem about loving life
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Eden Rock by Charles Causley – a poem written in memory of those we have lost
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Grandad hands by Jo Dolby – a poem written in memory of a grandad
And you may find these books/resources by various poets and organisations have further offerings:
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Beyond the Drift: New & selected poems by David Scott (2014, Bloodaxe Books) – see, for example, the poems Retirement and Parish Visit
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Hospice poetry selection from the 2013 conference workshop of the Association of Hospice & Palliative Care Chaplains – see, for example, the first poem from the workshop Hospice language
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Readings from the Book of Exile by Padraig O'Tuama (2012, Canterbury Press) – see, for example, the poem What I needed to hear
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Vaulting the Treadmill by Grace Westerduin (2014, Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd) – see, for example, the section Viable Vaults
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Watching for the Kingfisher: Poems and Prayers by Ann Lewin (2009, Canterbury Press)
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You are Words: Dementia poems by John Killick (Ed.)