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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Staff at the Trust have worked with poet Beth Calverley to gather stories, to create poems that reflect on their experiences of working in the NHS.  Beth’s magical Poetry Machine visited Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital, supported by Art For Life, the art and design programme for the Trust.

Beth creates free poems by weaving staff stories into a written poem, typed up on her vintage typewriter, which are given to staff as a memento.

Musgrove Park Hospital
Parkfield Drive
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5DA

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Three of the poems written by Beth and trust staff were performed live in multiple locations around the Trust sharing #VoicesFromTheNHS.

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The Poetry Machine arrives at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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The Poetry Machine arrives at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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The Poetry Machine arrives at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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Two people are sitting at a special cart called The Poetry Machine. Poet Beth Calverley sits in front of a vintage typewriter and is smiling at a person in an NHS blue uniform, both looking at a piece of paper

The Poetry Machine arrives at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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Two people are sitting at a special cart called The Poetry Machine. Poet Beth Calverley sits in front of a vintage typewriter and is smiling at a person in an NHS blue uniform, both looking at a piece of paper

The Poetry Machine arrives at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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Two people are sitting at a special cart called The Poetry Machine. Poet Beth Calverley sits in front of a vintage typewriter and is smiling at a person in an NHS blue uniform, both looking at a piece of paper

The Poetry Machine arrives at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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