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Every week in April 2020, tune in to celebrate National Poetry & Parkinson's Awareness Month with a poem from the NW Parkinson's community. Featuring local Northwest poets, artists & therapists. Side-effects from poetry may include: improvements in speech, cognition, mood, connection & more. Submit your poems and read them at parkinsons.poetry.blog

05/05/2020

A Quilt of Voices with Mari & the Women Affected by Parkinson's

Food, family, stuffed animals still keeping us company: in this episode, Mari recites the poems written with her fellow Women Affected by Parkinson's of Spokane, WA. She speaks to the everyday bravery of the group, the ways they support each other through their journeys with Parkinson's. Not to mention the laughter! Hear from Mari about her own experience through diagnosis and community, including her advice for those newly diagnosed, and her commitment to continuing her cultural, particularly food, heritage.
05/02/2020

"Make Her Heard": Poetry by Janice Holland-Hill read by her daughter, Kate

Janice Holland-Hill shared her poem, "The Road", with the NW Parkinson's community: now her daughter, Kate, walks us through it. We learn how dynamic a person Jan is, from writing to sheet music, to energizing Kate with tasks of creativity. Jan's young-onset diagnosis of Parkinson's shapes their family's lives; in this episode, we step into the pain as well as the beauty of those changes. For Bette Jane's part, she looks forward to one day finding a book of poems by Janice Holland-Hill.
04/28/2020

The Poem Takes Charge: Gary & Rubye Vallat

When weighed down, what lifts us? Poetry can sometimes be that antigravity, that "outward expression of an inner being", as Gary Vallat puts it. In 2019, Gary published a book of poems called "There is a Lightness in the Telling"; this conversation reveals why, and illuminates something at once familiar, light-hearted, and sacred about 'telling'. Tune in to hear original poetry by Gary, and for his wife and carepartner Rubye Vallat's profoundly helpful thoughts on life amid COVID-19. There's even more: Gary's daughter and filmmaker, Aimie Vallat, created "Present Moment", a short film that documents Gary and his family's day-to-day dance with Parkinson's. You can view the film here! You can also purchase a copy of Gary's book of poems here!
04/25/2020

Bud + Sis: Researching Parkinson's & Poetry

Who is scientific research meant for? Bette Jane Camp wanted to know the rhyme and reason behind hard-to-find and inaccessible research on Parkinson's. So, she invited her Master's-seeking brother, Jamie Camp, to discuss the nature of scientific journals, peer-reviewed articles, and the academic community's latest on Parkinson's. In our longest episode yet, they find the poetry in one of Jamie's favorite songs and in the extra effort that all kinds of writing ask of us.
04/21/2020

Why We Show Up Each Day: Jordan Reads "The Apple Orchard" by Marjorie Laughlin

Jordan Whitley is our Community Engagement Manager with arguably the best laugh around the NW. A graduate of the University of Washington's Master of Social Work program, she works passionately with people impacted by Parkinson's in the NW to bring the classes, conferences, and local resources to those who need them. In this episode, Jordan reads "The Apple Orchard" by Marjorie Laughlin with lichened elegance. Jordan and Bette Jane chat about what it means to be a poet [AKA attentive] as well as why we show up each day with the NW Parkinson's community.
04/15/2020

Social Work, T. & the NW Parkinson's Community, ft. "Icicle Creek (Still Life)" by Marjorie Laughlin

T. Christopher Crandall is a baritone, and a dedicated, soon-to-be Master of Social Work through the University of Washington. In 2018, T. serendipitously became involved with the NW Parkinson's community through his practicum work at Evergreen Hospital's Booth Gardner Parkinson's Care Center in Kirkland, WA. Since then, T. has been instrumental in providing social support to people impacted by Parkinson's in the Northwest. He also reads poetry with total brilliance. Listen to his take on "Icicle Creek (Still Life)" by community member and poet Marjorie Laughlin. NOTE: T. and Bette Jane recorded this episode in early March, before COVID-19 isolation measures were taken. There are some background noises from our colleagues.
04/10/2020

Taking Chances with Marjorie Laughlin

If you've read Marjorie Laughlin's "Icicle Creek (Still Life)" or "The Apple Orchard" on Parkinson's & Poetry, you might assume she's been writing for decades. In fact, as she shares in this conversation, it was a pretty recent sunset that moved Marjorie to poetry. She took a chance. Listen in to learn what poetry has meant for her, and for life with Parkinson's. You can find her lovely book of poems, "I Loosed My Father's Boots", on Amazon.
04/07/2020

Announcement & One of Bette Jane's Favorite Poets

We are all in this together. Originally, the NW Parkinson's staff and volunteers set out to read community members' poems every day in April. We've had to revise that to every week: as everyone does their part to reduce the spread of COVID-19, our team has all hands on deck in providing crucial services to people impacted by Parkinson's. If you or someone you know in the NW can use FREE supportive services to navigate Parkinson's-related challenges, please feel free to contact NW Parkinson's Master's-level social workers toll-free at 1.877.980.7500 or Sarah@NWPF.org. As a small and mighty independent nonprofit, we can use your help, too: you can support our work by donating at NWPF.org/give - Let's keep writing!

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Parkinson's & Poetry

Every week in April 2020, tune in to celebrate National Poetry & Parkinson's Awareness Month with a poem from the NW Parkinson's community. Featuring local Northwest poets, artists & therapists. Side-effects from poetry may include: improvements in speech, cognition, mood, connection & more. Submit your poems and read them at parkinsons.poetry.blog

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NW Parkinson's
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2020
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16
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