This session will be dedicated to readings by commended open poets in the 2021 FPM-Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine.
9 pm - Start of online session on Zoom
Introduction to the 2021 Hippocrates Prize
Michael Hulse and Donald Singer
2021 FPM-Hippocrates Open Commendation readers include
Vasiliki Albedo Kifisia, Athens, Greece
Hysteria
Kathryn Bevis Winchester, England
Matryoshka
Karen Jane Cannon Sway, Lymington, England
A poem for my mother to make her drink water
Mark Fiddes Dubai, UAE
Antibodies for kids
Mark Fiddes Dubai, UAE
For the love of strangers
Kate Hendry Edinburgh, Scotland
Breaking the News
Alison Love London, England
Cherries
Michelle Lovric London, England
Ciarlatano
Palma McKeown Motherwell, Scotland
Etiquette
Elisabeth Murawski Alexandria, VA, USA
ICU
Robert Randolph Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, USA
Shoreline of Light
Gillian Shearer Alford, Aberdeen, Scotland
Thank You
Linda Snell Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Woman on Ventilator
Sarah Terkaoui Twickenham, England
Daddy's Dying
Sarah Terkaoui Twickenham, England
My Father's Medicine
Tim Waller London, England
Tiffany
Sophia Wilson Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Line of Sight
Mary-Patrice Woehling Whitestone, NY, USA
Care-Giver Daughter
Jamie Woods Tircoed, Swansea, Wales
Ring the Bell
The Health Professional and Open Awards in the 2021 Hippocrates Prize are supported by medical society the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine

Link to order a copy of the 2021 Hippocrates Prize Anthology