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 service users who has suffered with psychosis and self harm, prompted by an imagined force known as Stargazer. When Luke Continue Reading
#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 attached to mental health. Today we’re posting a special Wellbeing Wednesday written by a great friend of PoetsIN. Squeakpeewee was Continue Reading
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 an issue. We continue Wellbeing Wednesday with the subject matter that comes with a trigger warning attached. Squeakypeewee doesn’t shy Continue Reading
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 the scars up and down her arms. As we got to know her over the coming weeks and we saw Continue Reading
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, and to merge ideas or emotions is very unsettling and can cause me a great deal of distress. I suffer Continue Reading
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 time I wrote this poem, I’m pleased to say that I had shrugged off my layers of preconception and seen Continue Reading
