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…
Squeakpeewee was in our very first creative writing workshop way back when we were trialling what we now do in a prison. Our workshops covered expressing oneself, pushing all boundaries,. 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…
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…
PoetsIN Talks to Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Giving our PoetsIN group members opportunities to try out different forms of writing is important to us; and what better way than to. 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…
PoetsIN go to Prison and Set Words Free. When we think of Prisons, we would be forgiven for turning to our preconceived images spawned by a thousand films, books and. read more…
Tag: Prison
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…
Wellbeing Wednesday – Original Service User Squeakypeewee on Self Care
Squeakpeewee was in our very first creative writing workshop way back when we were trialling what we now do in a prison. Our workshops covered expressing oneself, pushing all boundaries,. 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…
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…
PoetsIN Interviews Katharina Kubrick
PoetsIN Talks to Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Giving our PoetsIN group members opportunities to try out different forms of writing is important to us; and what better way than to. 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…
Rehabilitation Through the Power of Writing
PoetsIN go to Prison and Set Words Free. When we think of Prisons, we would be forgiven for turning to our preconceived images spawned by a thousand films, books and. read more…