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- 10 Mar 2021: Poems to Live for 11. Illness as Inspiration. The Poetry of Medicine and Disease
- 2021 Hippocrates Prize Readings and Awards. Wed 19th May 8.30pm UK time
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- 15 December 2021: Storm Brain: The Hippocrates Book Of The Brain. Poet readings: Session 2
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- Judging underway for the 2022 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Lyrical beauty: international winner announced for Hippocrates Young Poet Prize for Poetry and Medicine.
- Fragments of mortal life: the 2021 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Lyrical beauty: international shortlist announced for Hippocrates Young Poet Prize for Poetry and Medicine.
- Poems that arouse powerful emotions: the short-list for the 2021 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Valentine’s Day deadline for 2021 Hippocrates Open and Health Professional Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Oviedo Conference Postponed
- Medical experience meets the artistic quest for shape and meaning - winners announced for the 2020 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- From reflective to fiery pieces: short-listed poems in the 2020 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Poems to Live for: new monthly live sessions from 8th April 2020.
- Free entry for the £500 international Hippocrates Young Poets Prize for Poetry and Medicine: deadline 1st March 2020
- Deep insight into the human condition: shortlists for the 2019 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Freshness, wonder, passion: poet from Ireland wins the 2019 Hippocrates Young Poets’ Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Enter the international Hippocrates Young Poets Prize for Poetry and Medicine: deadline 1st March 2019
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- When health and poetry come together: the 10th annual Hippocrates International Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Creativity and compassion: winners of the 2018 FPM Hippocrates Open and Health Professional Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Candid elegies: results in the 2018 Hippocrates Young Poet Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Clarity, wisdom, and resilience: shortlisted and commended young poets in the 2018 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Caring for the marvelous and the fragile: shortlists announced for 2018 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- 1st March deadline for 2018 Hippocrates International Young Poets Prize for Poetry and Medicine
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- At the London launch of the Hippocrates Book of the Heart
- Global perspectives on the heart: Hippocrates Book of the Heart launched in Toronto
- University of Santo Tomas Faculty member poetry commended at the 2017 Hippocrates Awards
- Writing to delight and instruct: the Hippocrates Book of the Heart
- Poetry and healing: the 2017 Hippocrates Young Poets Prize
- Cherishing life and health: the 2017 Hippocrates Awards for poetry and medicine
- Creativity, insight, and skill: the shortlist for the 2017 Hippocrates Young Poets Prize
- Poetry for mind, body and soul: shortlists announced for the 2017 Hippocrates Prize
- Poetry and the Heart: health education for children supported by healthy heart charity the CRT
- A love of life: winner announced for the 2016 Hippocrates Young Poet Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- The intimacy of medicine: winners announced for the 2016 Open and NHS Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Stories of illness and love of life: shortlist for 2016 Hippocrates Young Poet award for poetry and medicine
- Fragility of the human form: shortlists announced for 2016 Hippocrates Open and NHS awards for poetry and medicine
- 2016 Hippocrates Prize launched at UCH MacMillan Cancer Centre in London
- Major Hippocrates Award for poem on deafness and recovery of hearing
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- UK poet placed in Hippocrates Young Poet Prize
- Pascale Petit wins Hippocrates international award for poem on alienation and mental illness
- Teacher wins a major award in the Hippocrates Prize for a poem on experience of cancer treatment
- GP wins a major award in the Hippocrates Prize for poem on night calls
- Hippocrates Prize awarded to New York City teacher, retired counsellor from Cornwall and New Jersey Young Poet
- Hippocrates Prize to be announced in London on Friday 22nd May
- Scots poets commended by Hippocrates Prize for poems independently inspired by Edinburgh's Royal College of Surgeons
- A GP, radiologist, tutor and former counsellor in running for £5000 Hippocrates NHS poetry award to be announced on 22nd May
- Poets from US and UK in shortlist for £5000 Open Hippocrates Prize to be announced on 22nd May in London
- US and UK poets compete for £500 Hippocrates Young Poet Prize to be announced on 22nd May in London
- Human experience at its most raw: the short-list for the 2015 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Simon Rae discussing poetry, medicine and the 2015 Hippocrates Young Poets Prize
- From Leonardo to Ebola in poems shortlisted and commended for 2015 Hippocrates Young Poet Award
- Entries from over 30 countries for 2015 Hippocrates Prize
- Simon Rae to judge 2015 Hippocrates Young Poets Prize
- Love your Heart: an anthology of poems by children, for children
- Judges announced for the 2015 Hippocrates Prize
- Wendy French discusses our new initiative: Healthy Heart Poetry for schools
- Cambridge student wins major international poetry and medicine award
- Child health doctor Ellen Storm wins £5000 Hippocrates NHS prize
- Major international poetry prize for UK-based poet Jane Draycott
- 5 years for the Hippocrates Initiative for Poetry and Medicine
- ‘Extraordinarily assured and compelling responses’ in the 2014 Hippocrates Young Poet Prize
- The personal and the beautiful: short-list for the 2014 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Entries from 31 countries for 2014 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Judging panel announced for 2014 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
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- Harvard poet and physician Rafael Campo wins Hippocrates Open International Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- English poet Rosalind Jana awarded international Hippocrates Young Poets Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Young poet to receive new Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
- Finalists and commended poets in the 2013 Hippocrates Open NHS Awards
- Where science collides with life: short-list for the 2013 Hippocrates Prize
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