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You Are Words: Dementia Poems
Killick J (1997) London: Hawker
This is the first collection of poems made by John from the words of people with dementia.
"...allows people's inner spirit to shine through. Long may this work continue to spur us on to a new culture of caring"
Peter Millard , Emeritus Professor of Geriatrics
"The book takes its place at the cutting edge of dementia care. The fact that it is written by a poet rather than a medical or social care professional ... opens up the field in a new way."
Margaret Anne Tibbs, Dementia Consultant and Trainer
Openings: Dementia Poems and Photographs
Killick J & Cordonnier C (2000) London: Hawker
"This book could radically transform our response to dementia. It challenges our ideas about care environments, the nature of dementia and how people resist its erosion of their fragile identities. ... it will repay careful reflection and repeated reading. .. . It is art, it is information, it is stimulus. It evokes more than appreciation. It demands response."
Faith Gibson, Emeritus Professor of Social Work
Dementia Diary: Poems and Prose
Killick J (2009) London: Hawker
This new book contains both new poems and reflections from John about the process of undertaking this work.
A CD of John reading approximately 70 poems along with introductions is available, along with all of the books, from the Journal of Dementia Care
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