So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.
-William Shakespeare, SONNET 18

Alzheimer’s Poetry Project Staff and Poets

Medical Consultant, Kristen H. Sorocco, Ph.D. Dr. Sorocco is an Assistant Professor of Research in the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Sorocco overseas the gathering of data and gives guidance on the research component of the APP. She leads the conversion of the research to publication of the data and disseminates the research on using poetry with dementia to the medical community.

Director of Public Relations/ New Mexico Director, Poet Don McIver McIver has been published in The Albuquerque Alibi as well as many literary journals including The Harwood Review and Conceptions Southwest. He is the host/producer of KUNM radio Spoken Word Hour and co-produced The Poetry of Vietnam, recognized by the National Federation of Community Broadcasters as a Program of Special Merit. New Mexico currently serves 26 facilities in 15 cities.

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Don McIver reading in Albuquerque

Arizona Director/ Poet Christopher Lane Lane is the director and founder of the Arizona chapter of the Alzheimer's Poetry Project, sponsored by Northern Arizona Poets, (NORAZ Poets) began in 2003, under Lane's direction and became an official 501(c)(3) organization in 2005. Lane is the author of "who is your god now?" published by Woodley & Watts. Arizona currently serves 19 facilities in 8 cities. For more info For more info on the Arizona Chapter

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Christopher Lane reading in Sedona

Spanish Language Program Director, Editor-Spanish Anthology, Anne Egger Egger spent seven months living in San Jose, Costa Rica, where she was enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Costa Rica. Since then she has been using her dual-language skills to translate the work of her favorite Spanish and Latin American poets, as well as experiment with the use of Spanish in her own creative work. She won the AWP Intro Award in 1999 for poetry. Her poems and book reviews have appeared in The Bellingham Review, The Bloomsbury Review, The Blue Mesa Review, and The American Literary Review. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of New Mexico and resides in Albuquerque, continuing her work as a poet and freelance editor.

Poet, New York, Spanish Language Programming, Fabian Saucedo Saucedo is a poet/emcee/educator hailing from El Paso, Texas. He is currently teaching Poetry, Performance, & Hip-Hop Activism at New Design High School and Facing History School, in New York. As well, as the Director of Education and Outreach for the Bowery Poetry Club (www.bowerypoetry.com), he develops programming to bridge the gap between education and the arts, specifically poetry and literacy.

Poet, New Mexico Zoe Dwyer Dwyer is an award-winning poet and the co-host of Poets for Peace readings. She is a graduate in the Documentary Studies program at the College of Santa Fe and traveled to Brazil as part of her studies. She has been published by Santa Fe Broadsides and many other publications.

Poet, New Mexico, Anne Applegarth As poet Applegarth holds readings sessions in Roswell. Applegarth was awarded an Academy of American Poets prize at the University of New Mexico in 1980, and her work has appeared in publications. She has taught poetry to children and adults, and has volunteered in hospitals and care centers in Texas, Oregon, and New Mexico.

Poet, California, Rachel Kann Kann has performed at the California Plaza, Disney Concert Hall, Royce Hall, The Palace of Fine Arts and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Kann has published 4 books of poetry and appears in various book anthologies and compilation CDs. She produces poetry / hip-hop / music / performance painting extravaganza, "co-lab:ORATION" in Santa Monica, CA.

Poets, Chicago The Speak'Easy Performance Poets Ð Joel Chamara, Molly Meacham, Tim Stafford, Dan Sullivan, Mary Fons, and Robbie Q, under the direction of poetry slam founder Marc Smith. They have been featured at the City of Chicago's "Stirring Things Up Food Festival" produced by the Chicago Arts Commission, as well as the Green Mill.

Poet, Connecticut, Florida, Elizabeth Thomas Thomas designs/teaches writing programs and workshops for schools and organizations throughout the U.S. These programs promote literacy and the power of the written and spoken word for all ages. Thomas is the founder of UpWords Poetry, an organization dedicated to creative arts programming, particularly for young writers.