Project title
Menu of Poems
Description of initiative
Saolta Arts run the west of Ireland’s leading Arts and Health programme as a means of improving the hospital experience for patients, staff and visitors. They believe that access to the arts promotes well-being and enhances the hospital environment. Menu of Poems is a project that serves a helping of poetry on the hospital meal tray in celebration of All Ireland Poetry Day. It is a collection of carefully selected poems, is intended for distribution throughout hospitals and health care settings. The project is supported by Poetry Ireland since its conception in 2009. Menu of Poems is a project of Arts and Health Co-ordinators Ireland, managed and produced by Saolta Arts.
Themes: Culture and...
Individual well-being
Mental health
Quality of services for specific groups
Keywords
poetry, hospital, patients, wellbeing
Target group
Not targeted to a specific group
Cultural field
Literature
Timeframe
2009
- present
Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt
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Organizer(s)
Partner(s)
Arts and Health Co-ordinators Ireland
Ireland
NGO / Non-profit
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Culture