A Poetry Journal for people with any kind of health condition, disability or visual impairment.

Depending on the person's condition as the parent, carer or professional you will know them, as you would be working with the person to support their individual needs.

Words are very powerful however not everyone can express themselves using words or be able to form a sentence and speak it into words.

Communicating with the person in the familiar way in which they communicate is the first step to creating a personalised poetry journal. Asking their consent is also paramount that they agree for you to support them in making a poetry journal.


Expressing thoughts and feelings through textures and materials is a fun and tactile way,
for a person to express themselves using textures. Prompting a sensory experience while supporting them with their poetic expression.

Examples:

If a person smiles and is happy touching a certain piece of material or a piece of a tree bark then this piece of your expression supply can be added to the personalised poetry journal with a word expression.

Examples:

Materials that are different colours
Yellow for the sun
Brown leaves for Autumn
Orange warm and happy
Deep blue paint, safe paints or crayons. I am not feeling well today. Finger mark with the paint.

You could have a seven day poetry journal
It could also be something that is once a week or once a month individualised to the person's needs.

Children and adults will discover creative expression, relief, peace and fun in finding different natural supplies, to aid words that can be used to express thoughts and feelings in a poetic way.

After creating a few pages the word or words expressed with the materials can then form a piece of poetry. Which the person can read through their person-centred communication aids or you can read it to them, which will give another form of expression as to their thoughts and feelings.

Creating poetry is for all ages and abilities in the process; well-being and holistic health along with expression is part of the experience of creating a personalised poetry journal.

© 2022 Carol Natasha Diviney

As we enter the new season of autumn shedding is taking place. The trees and their leaves are falling. The temperature of the environment is changing.
You may start to spend more time inside your home etc…..

A thought, maybe a word or a sentence. Some people may want to write a paragraph or more.

Create a private poetry journal when you want to express anything into a word or words write it down. It is a personal preference and one of your expression outlets.

You could treat yourself to a special journal log book with a cover that Inspires you. Covers can also be made to suit the individual. We are now in autumn so if you visit any outdoor spaces e.g. woodland walks etc…..you could collect free nature supplies to create your cover e.g. fallen leaves, textures of bark and any greenery that has left the trees.

As often as you can once you have expressed your thoughts into the private poetry journal, go back and take another look. You will then formulate feelings of how the written journal entries have made you feel.

It could be enough that you feel, that was all that was needed. However you may want to write something else surrounding what you have last entered.

A sense of relief may be something you also feel or a better understanding of your own thoughts and feelings. Also clarification of any situation in your life will be better understood and perhaps how it is best dealt with.

© 2022 Carol Natasha Diviney