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Online Alzheimer’s Resources
The Alzheimer's Poetry Project blog The APP blog features writing created in the project, as well as general news and information on other art projects.
Poet, professor and editor Susan Schultz uses the blog format to write about her mother's dementia. Dementia Blog
Reading Shakespeare has dramatic effect on human brain. This by study Professor Philip Davis shows increased synaptic activity in response to a linguistic technique known as functional shift that involves, for example using a noun to serve as a verb. We believe that similar increases in synaptic activity happen for people living with Alzheimer's disease when they hear, recite, and respond to poetry.
Study shows Five-Second Touch Can Convey Specific Emotion. As a core of the APP is using touch when reciting the poems we found this study fascinating.
Study shows oscillations of heart rate and respiration synchronize during poetry recitation. This study shows the aerobic benefits of using the call and response technique in reciting poetry.
Kate Allan and John Killick on making poems with people with dementia.
Alzheimer's Foundation of America
Alzheimer's Poetry Project- Arizona on NBC
Alzheimer's Poetry Project on WBHN
Karen Stobbe- In the Moment -an amazing improv theater based program
Glazner's article on using poetry with dementia for the Alzheimer's Foundation of America
Glazner reading in Oklahoma City
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