Expiry Date Pills

... aglow with pink peonies, all of which are at
their most heady, most blowsy and beautiful
when they open themselves up, as one
by one, so tenderly, their petals drop.

Kathryn Bevis

A poetic treatment for the incurably mortal.

Expiry Date is indicated for patients experiencing an inconvenient awareness of the passing of time, anticipated loss, change, existential wobbles and the suspicion that life may not, in fact, go on forever.

For the Gentle Contemplation of Mortality, the Making of Peace with Impermanence & of What Remains

Dosage: As required. 
Possible side effects: Increased appreciation of the present moment, spontaneous gratitude and an urge to stop putting things off.
Contraindications: None. Mortality is universal.
Storage: Do not store for later.

Expiry Date is a collaboration between the Poetry Pharmacy and Dead Good, an award-winning, not-for-profit social enterprise founded by sisters Katy and Lindsey Vigurs. Creative death workers and arts-based death educators, they work to make conversations about death and dying more open, compassionate and less taboo, using creativity, curiosity and a refreshingly playful approach to mortality.

• No bitter pills
• No adverse reactions
• Not to be swallowed (except metaphorically)

The glass bottle contains pill capsules, each containing a poetic extract on paper.
Handmade in Bishops Castle, Shropshire.

All contents are biodegradable.