Calling Poets in GLOS: Poetry Cares care home residency

As part of our Poetry Cares programme, sharing poetry with people living with dementia, we’re running a free half day training session for local poets.  We’re also inviting applications for a poet-in-residence at a care home in Stroud:

Poetry Cares care home residency

We are seeking a poet-in-residence to deliver six weekly sessions at a care home in Stroud as part of the Poetry Cares programme in July and August 2025. The fee for the residency is £1,500 and the deadline for applications is midnight, Sunday 25th May.

For those applying for the residency we really recommend joining the Poetry Cares training day. Further information about how to apply here.

Poetry Cares training

Free half day training for poets who want to acquire skills for working in Memory Cafes with people living with dementia. The training will take place in Longlevens Library in Gloucester on Tuesday 13th May 2-5pm. It will be followed by paid opportunities to deliver sessions at local Memory Cafés. 

The deadline for applications is this Sunday 27th April and you can find out more here.

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