Poetry & Memory

The Poetry and Memory Project was an interdisciplinary investigation   into the value and experience of the memorised poem, on which I was the full-time researcher. It was funded for three years by the Leverhulme Foundation (2014–16). 
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The project set out to investigate the value and experience of poetry in the memory, and examining the relationship between memorisation and understanding. The project  yielded a very rich set of data on which I continue to work.  

I am now writing a book about the value of learning poetry that draws together recent research in memory and neuroscience, some of the history of memorisation, and the findings and real-life stories from the project.

I'm still interested in hearing from anyone who has learned  poetry, either as a child or as an adult. If you would like to tell me about your experience, please start by filling in the project questionnaire.

I look forward to hearing from you!

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