email news items about writing for well-being events, workshops and projects to info@lapidus.org.uk

Courses in Writing and Wellbeing

See Courses & Seminars for forthcoming courses of Lapidus-related interest

Prompted to Write Book Launch in Truro, Cornwall

on Saturday 18th September at 2.30pm, Truro Library - all welcome

Prompted to Write was launched by Lapidus Cornwall in September 2007 at Truro Waterstones. It quickly sold out its initial print run and we are delighted that a second edition has been funded by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust
The new edition will be launched at Truro Library on Saturday 18th September at 2.30pm - all are welcome to attend. There will be free taster workshops earlier that day - see Lapidus Cornwall page

Poetry at The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference

Poet and Lapidus member Rose Flint will be reading her poem 'Elements of Healing', recently published in the Lapidus South West anthology with the same title, at a conference for professionals working in this field, looking at theory linked with attachment and creative therapeutic interventions that can be used to work with mother and child - see Attachment: From Theory to Creative Therapeutic Solutions for details

Forthcoming National Database of Arts in Health

A recent national survey asked practitioners and participantts to supply information to create an up to date map of arts in health activity in England. It will take the form of a database on the new national website for arts in health www.cultureandwellbeing.org.uk. The database will include organisations and individuals which provide arts in health activities and will be a resource for health providers across the country when the website goes live in summer 2010. It is not too late to supply information for this database - see London Arts in Health Forum for details

Poetry & Medicine Programme clips online

Healing Words: Poetry & Medicine is a multi-hour television program on the poetry of illness and recovery. See Healing Words

The project is based in California and its overview description says: 'That many nurses and physicians write poems will come as surprise to an audience of patients who have grown cynical about health care costs, impersonal treatment, and the intrusion of corporate self-interest in the doctor-patient relationship. Poetry serves to remind us of the spiritual mission of medicine. Healing Words: Poetry & Medicine will demonstrate the inspirational, therapeutic, and healing power of poetry'