Stories of pandemic at Salisbury District Hospital turned into poems
They were performed live to NHS staff
Last updated 19th Sep 2021
Nurses in Intensive Care, staff on the front line and patients at Salisbury District Hospital have had their stories from the pandemic turned into 20 different poems.
Martin Figura got to witness how the hospital coped with Covid-19 at the beginning of this year first hand and conducted interviews with people there to find out their own experiences and challenges they've faced.
Using words and stories that he was told, Martin created a poetic record of what life was like at SDH during the pandemic.
The work was specially commissioned by Salisbury NHS Trust as part of its reflection on the past 18 months.
Martin originally interviewed people over video call, before visiting in person in March of this year.
This included one called 'My Name is Mercy' about a nurse working on the Intensive Care Unit and 'Nightshift'.
The project was made possible thanks to funding from the Hospital League of Friends and The Stars Appeal.
For the first time in public, Martin performed his poems to a number of NHS staff members yesterday (Monday 13th September) at Brown Street in Salisbury.
The poems will also be used at upcoming reflections and thank you events.