Creative Clinic

Collage of autumn leaves made with tea and coffee and a spoon and felt tip pens, done at the workshop by the wonderful Liz Atkin, organised by Dr Nicola Davis and Dr Aruna Stannard who run the Creative Clinic, a wonderful initiative for creative activities for doctors. @creativeclinic.bsky.social

Through reaching out to others, it became clear to us that the name cRxeate wasn’t the easiest to say or spell! So we have been working hard on a new name, a new logo & some exciting events to take us into the autumn!

From our glorious summer Poetry Picnic event to our upcoming Draw to Unwind art workshops, our aim is to nurture a space full of creative ideas & opportunities for all, no matter what stage of your medical or creative journey!

*Introducing Creative Clinic*

Recently we have been working hard to champion creativity as a wellbeing tool for medics.

Happy writing in the meantime.

We can’t wait to hear your poems!

Nicola and Aruna,
Crxeate team.

We know it takes courage to share your work so please know we will treat your words with care, respect & gratitude. You make this community what it is. With that in mind, this online event will be open to public & free to book so we hope you will join us & we will share when info becomes available.

We are looking forward to receiving your submissions & will endeavour to include as much of your work as possible though, given time restriction, we hope you will understand that it may not be possible to include all the work we receive.

Send us a video of you reading your own poem on the theme ‘Beyond the Bedside’.
video must be filmed in landscape & should be max 2 mins long.
You can introduce the poem by title but we will add your preferred name & role in captions to save time.
Send us your poems to crxeate@gmail.com by 28/9/25.

We have a 10 min slot & would like to deliver this as a pre-recorded video containing your poems! So, we are OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!

We are taking poems from all UK based medical students and doctors.

*Call for Submissions*

In Feb we submitted a proposal to be part of a programme of ‘special edition’ events hosted by the National Poetry Library. We recently learnt our submission was accepted & we have been invited to take part in an online health-themed poetry showcase on 19/11/25!

She says “Poetry appeals to me because it is an escape from the stresses and strains of daily life. It transports people and inspires such depth of emotion with so few words. I think reading and writing poetry add a precious extra dimension to my life, and I am grateful for it.”

She started writing poetry 6 years ago, & has had poems published in literary magazines & in a Lockdown Anthology in 2020.

She loves going on long walks & writing ekphrastic poetry inspired by her nature photographs.

Introducing Rema who is joining us again!

Rema Jyothirmayi is a consultant oncologist at the Kent Oncology Centre. She was born in South India and grew up there, before moving to the UK in her late twenties.

FEATURED POET: Rema Jyothirmayi
‘Poetry picnic’ online event 3/7/25
Register via: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Laura is a writer & resident doctor based in Sussex. Her poetry explores themes of illness & healing, folklore & ecology. She has run writing-for-wellbeing workshops and is a co-editor of Consilience, a journal for poetry & artwork about science.

FEATURED POET: Laura Webb
‘Poetry picnic’ 3/7/25
Everyone welcome - register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

@breastdocuk.bsky.social @poetrybookshop.bsky.social @poetrysociety.bsky.social @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social @64millionartists.bsky.social @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social

Calling poetry fans @toates.bsky.social @bedsidereading.bsky.social @gitaralleigh.bsky.social @annadavidson.bsky.social @annabav.bsky.social @drrageshri.bsky.social @nhsprachealth.bsky.social @johnlauner.bsky.social

And if you’re in a sharing mood, you can sign up to our open mic (open to all those working or studying in healthcare).

We are a friendly, inclusive group and this will be a great opportunity to share your poetry.

register via Zoom
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This online event will set us up for the summer with an evening of your favourite verses & some of your own goodies too!
A wonderful line up of medic poets will share a poem they have written, followed by 1 from another poet they love - you might hear one of your faves or discover something new

POETRY PICNIC 4/7/25 1945 on zoom
Registration now open!

Following some lovely feedback from our previous event in January 2025, we are excited to announce another evening of poetry.

We hope you can join us for a Poetry Picnic!

Anyone for Nicola?

Save the date: we’ve got another poetry event for you!

Hi everyone!

So we have a new plan for book club. We are taking it online to zoom!

We hope you can join us virtually to discuss Kala by Colin Walsh.

Jul 9, 2025 8 PM GMT

Register:
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

All book fans welcome, you don’t have to work in oncology!

Please share too!

I love how mindful it is as I have concentrate fully & whilst making it get completely lost in the flow of the process.

Has anyone else tried cross stitch or embroidery? What have you made?
Or any other textile crafts you enjoyed. I would love to try knitting one day too!

I’ve recently discovered a new creative hobby: embroidery/ cross stitch.

I bought a small cross stitch kit from hobbycraft & really enjoyed making the butterfly.

Then I was gifted some beautiful kits from cotton_clara so have moved onto these cute funghi.

A bird of prey sitting on a branch

Only two weeks to go on the Poetry Competition. Get your entries in as soon as you can.

www.therialto.co.uk/pages/nature...

These are so lovely Kate, keep it up!

I’m reading Expert by Roger Kneebone for @oncologybookclub.bsky.social
Fascinated by this section when he describes how an expert embroiderer and vascular surgeon learn from each other; a beautiful example of connection between creativity & medicine.

Thanks to a friend that sent me this photo she took in London!
Completely agree!