A poet from Exmouth has released a new book – with the money raised going to help a town cause.
David Woolger, 76, suffers from schizophrenia, and has always had a passion for the arts, he started writing poetry when he was receiving therapy for schizophrenia at Wonford House in Exeter.
David writes about his experiences and his love for Exmouth – one poem called ‘56’ he wrote while on his way home on the bus, he observed a baby crying with his mother.
David is a regular at the community café at the Open Door Exmouth, in Church Street, which helps support him every day when the café is open. It helps him to mingle and socialise with friends and invites him into the community of Exmouth.
In the book of poems called Into the South Westerly, David writes about social and economic issues and well as things he sees around Exmouth. The beauty of the town and the different people he may meet while exploring the town.
David said the biggest thing that helped him through therapy at the time was writing poetry. David has always had a passion for the theatre and arts.
David worked in the Civil Service in London before suffering with his mental health problems, and its height, he joined his parents who had recently moved to Exmouth to live with them and start receiving treatment at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hosptial Wonford House once he had completed therapy he continued to re cooperate in Exmouth with his parents.
He launched his new book of poems at a private ceremony at Open Door Exmouth on Saturday, (September 24) to promote his new book, with all proceeds being donated to the work Open Door Exmouth provides for the town.
David Woolger told the Journal: “I would like to say thank you to this country for being home from home and taking me in when no one else would, thank you to England and the NHS for the support and helping me through my therapy.
You can’t currently buy Davids’s book, all his supplies sold out in a matter of minutes, but he does hope to produce some more featuring more of his poetry soon.
