Everyone has a story to tell; each one of us a writer of poetry – some, without even realising. That stream of consciousness that runs in our veins? It’s poetry. read more…
Time has been my friend, patience my new pal. Keeping my cool for three years straight has been a winning goal. Writing and writing for all to see and reading. read more…
Now Winter is well and truly under way, we thought we could use some rays of warm light to pierce the frosty days with this short piece on Summer. Squeakypeewee. read more…
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…
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…
Relationships, Prisons, and Why Writing Mends a Broken Heart. It’s so hard to keep relationships going when ‘the other half’ is inside. Temptation to stray, or the absence of a. 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…
We have a very special blog piece for you this week. This piece comes from an amazing art teacher in a female prison, Ella Whittlestone. In spending the last year teaching. read more…
Category: Prisons
Writer Profiles – Writer, Poet and Yogi Brieanne Tanner
Everyone has a story to tell; each one of us a writer of poetry – some, without even realising. That stream of consciousness that runs in our veins? It’s poetry. read more…
Luke Reflects on Writing, the PoetsIN Community, his Achievements This Year and Coming out as Transgender
Time has been my friend, patience my new pal. Keeping my cool for three years straight has been a winning goal. Writing and writing for all to see and reading. read more…
Summer Emotion by Squeakypeewee
Now Winter is well and truly under way, we thought we could use some rays of warm light to pierce the frosty days with this short piece on Summer. Squeakypeewee. read more…
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…
“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…
Relationships in Prison and Why Writing Helps the Heartache.
Relationships, Prisons, and Why Writing Mends a Broken Heart. It’s so hard to keep relationships going when ‘the other half’ is inside. Temptation to stray, or the absence of a. 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…
Every Criminal Has A Story
A day in a UK women’s prison – and her beautiful soul In august they are going to release me, and I have a house, in this city and I. read more…
What Do Prisoners and Ex-offenders Need to Learn?
We have a very special blog piece for you this week. This piece comes from an amazing art teacher in a female prison, Ella Whittlestone. In spending the last year teaching. read more…