Rhyme, Rythm, and Reconnection

*** My mind’s not at all a blank slate, Though I cannot keep track of the date Or the day of the week, And facts play hide-and-seek, For my mind to be blank would be great. Instead it is wired like spaghetti; It conflates the important and petty; The connections of things Are like tangles of strings Or like celebratory confetti. *** HPP Author Gary Glazner discusses how poetry helps people with dementia connect with others and rediscover their creative potential…