Care Home Residents Celebrate World Poetry Day

Rhyming couplets were the order of the day at Austen House care home in Lower Earley, Reading where residents were keen to get involved in World Poetry Day.

UNESCO says: Poetry reaffirms our common humanity by revealing to us that individuals, everywhere in the world, share the same questions and feelings. Poetry is the mainstay of oral tradition and, over centuries, can communicate the innermost values of diverse cultures.

Staff and residents at Austen House care home decided to host a discussion about residents’ favourite poems and poets and launch their very own poetry club run by one of our resident Margaret.

Sunita, the Activities Co-ordinator at Austen House commented: “Our residents love to write and listen to poetry, and to discuss their favourite poems so World Poetry Day is a fantastic excuse for us all to spend the day with our noses in our favourite poetry books.”

Simona Cioinac, General Manager at the home, said: “Our residents have had a great day swapping their favourite poems and discussing what they love about them. It has been such a treat to immerse ourselves in the rich, evocative language of poetry – we have all found it so rewarding.”