Coracle

A philosophical, political and personal reflection on Alzheimer’s and care.

I am delighted that Coracle will be launched with Live Canon on World Alzheimer's Day (21/9/26). Here are a few early reviews:

Helen Mort: 'This is a collection we urgently need, examining the politics of care with nuance and generosity. Jane's work is certain to touch (and change) the lives of many.'

Caroline Bird: ‘How do you find a poetic form for Alzheimer’s? Jane Thomas takes on this challenge with all of the seriousness, playfulness and mental elasticity required to care for a loved one. Like the brain itself, her poetic forms melt and shift; words slip away or bubble to the surface, images disintegrate yet find new meaning within that dissolution, and beauty is salvaged from the fragments. A work of huge invention and heart.’

"Such an impressively sustained study... empathetic, straight in the eye, unsentimental but very moving." Will Harris

Coracle will be available at all great independents, plus Waterstones, Daunt and Blackwells.

direct from the publisher Live Canon, and at your local library.

https://www.livecanon.co.uk/store/product/coracle-jane-thomas

You can also contact me directly for a copy (signed and dedicated if you wish), I will include a little packet of forget-me-not seeds, and a corresponding donation to Alzheimer's UK.

If you would like one of these please drop me an email at janethomaspoetry@gmail.com

Also do say hello if you are interested in running creative health workshops or readings with the poems, I have a workshop outline that I have used that I'm very happy to share : )

Thanks for being part of the voyage.