This is a second session dedicated to readings by commended poets in the 2021 FPM-Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine.
Senior New York Times correspondent Anne Barnard, distinguished poets Keki Daruwalla and Anna Jackson and paediatrician Professor Neena Modi were the judges for the 2021 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine. Ann Barnard, Keki Daruwalla and Professor Neena Modi judged the Open and Health Professional awards and Anna Jackson judged the Young Poets’ Prize for Poetry and Medicine.
The Open and Health Professional awards in the Hippocrates Prize are supported by medical society the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine.
The Young Poets Award for poets aged 14-18 years is supported by healthy heart charity The Cardiovascular Research Trust.
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9 pm - Start of online session on Zoom
1. Introduction to the 2021 Hippocrates Prize
Michael Hulse and Donald Singer
2. Readings by commended health professional and open category poets include:
Mark Fiddes Dubai, UAE
Antibodies for kids
Mark Fiddes Dubai, UAE
For the love of strangers
Shirley Ala Maine, USA
Barriers
Jane Boxall Arizona, USA
Breakers
Louisa Campbell Kent, England
In between
Stuart Charlesworth Norwich, England
Handover
Iora Dawes Stafford, England
A referral from the ENT clinic
Andrew Rafik Azmy Dimitri NSW, Australia
Three months
David Francis Victoria, Australia
Monsoon
Andy Jackson Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Dementia Song
Ann Jay Ceredigion, Wales
Confessional
Michael James Leach Victoria, Australia
I recall when the kind ICU staff kept calm
Tom Lee Tynside, England
Bed 4
Alyson Porter New Mexico, USA
On Learning the Etymology of Diagnosis
Rosie Shepperd London, England
Be not ashamed to say, I know not
Karen Schofield Cheshire, England
After induction therapy
Linda Snell Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Woman on Ventilator
HR Spencer South Carolina, USA
Coma
Susan Thomas Surrey, England
Donning and Doffing
In each category: 1st Prize £1000, 2nd Prize £500, 3rd Prize £250 and up to 20 commendations. Entries were received from 34 countries for these awards.
2021 Hippocrates Young Poets’ Prize for Poetry and Medicine
Entries for this prize are free. The Young Poets’ Prize is for poets aged 14-18 years from anywhere in the world. The Young Poets’ Prize is £500. Entries were received from 18 countries for the 2021 Hippocrates Young Poets Prize .