Abstract

SYNOPSISWorking as a writer in hospitals, Rose Flint looks at different ways in which the use of poetry that includes natural imagery, can be used to enliven patients and assist their well-being. Many patients are excluded from the natural world, sometimes without even a window to look out of, and are both physically and mentally absorbed in their illness. But they often have a rich inner landscape of memory which poetry and story-sharing can re-activate, relieving stress and offeringjoy.

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