Literature for Health and Wellbeing: Poetry and Dementia

As part of our Literature for Health and Wellbeing project partly funded by Cyngor Gwynedd, Literature Wales organised visits by poet Gwion Hallam to Seiont Newydd Care Home in Caernarfon. Gwion spent time with the residents, who are living with dementia, over a six week period, having conversations and writing poetry using the residents’ words and memories. After the project, Gwion went on to write poetry about his own experiences, and won the National Eisteddfod Crown for his work.