In the invisible places…
Posted: January 24, 2012 Filed under: Writing Well Leave a comment »So starts Alice Oswald’s poem Ideogram for Green from her collection Woods etc.,
In the invisible places Where the first leaves start Green breathes growthI’m working on the design of a new project which is due to start on 2nd February; it is called Writing Well- Writing Green and I’m delivering it on behalf of the charity North End Writers with funding from Liverpool PCT under their innovative Natural Choices for Health grants programme. I attended a meeting tonight bringing together all the other Liverpool groups running projects under this scheme but ours seemed to be the only one including a person-centred creative approach linking writing, education lots of different activities and art – based in the lovely Stanley Park not far from Anfield Football stadium. The other projects probably have deeper green credentials but that’s something we can learn from their greater experience. I want to write about this new work here – as well as ideas linked to the philosophy of Recovery in mental health and writing. I’ve recently started a freelance job in the NHS which looks at developing organizational change implementing Recovery strategy so my reading is rather dry and governmental at the moment. Not much sleep to be had but I rejoice in the work after so much anxiety. Whatever 2012 brings it has me working again and my husband who had such a horrible time after being made redundant last year can stop worrying. And I thought 2012 was going to be the end of the world…
