If you wondered what it is that PoetsIN do that is so different, here’s it all packaged up in one self explanatory post. Luke is one of our longest serving. read more…
#MentalHealthMonth is a month that we cherish. All eyes are on the topic so close to our hearts and we’ll all be a few steps forward in breaking the stigma. read more…
Squeakpeewee was in our very first creative writing workshop way back when we were trialling what we now do in a prison and it became clear that self harm was. read more…
When we first met our longest running service user and now friend @squeakypeewee we were taken aback by how introverted, how timid and how broken she seemed. We also noticed. read more…
My Personality Disorder My personality disorder makes me see the world as black and white. I struggle to live in grey areas. There is only one or the other,. read more…
I thought I’d share something I wrote a few months after Sammie and I (Paul Chambers) started going to HMP Peterborough each week to give creative writing workshops. By the. read more…
Category: Prisoners
Stargazer and Luke – See How PoetsIN do What They do
If you wondered what it is that PoetsIN do that is so different, here’s it all packaged up in one self explanatory post. Luke is one of our longest serving. read more…
Wellbeing Wednesday- Original Attendee, Squeakypeewee Considers Parole
#MentalHealthMonth is a month that we cherish. All eyes are on the topic so close to our hearts and we’ll all be a few steps forward in breaking the stigma. read more…
Wellbeing Wednesday: Squeakypeewee on Self-Harm (Trigger Warning)
Squeakpeewee was in our very first creative writing workshop way back when we were trialling what we now do in a prison and it became clear that self harm was. read more…
“My Psychosis” – Words from a PoetsIN Transformed Service User
When we first met our longest running service user and now friend @squeakypeewee we were taken aback by how introverted, how timid and how broken she seemed. We also noticed. read more…
Finding the Grey Scale
My Personality Disorder My personality disorder makes me see the world as black and white. I struggle to live in grey areas. There is only one or the other,. read more…
Re: habit – A poem by Co-Founder Paul
I thought I’d share something I wrote a few months after Sammie and I (Paul Chambers) started going to HMP Peterborough each week to give creative writing workshops. By the. read more…