Female prisoners experience the liberating effect of creative writing with the help of inspirational poet Leah Thorn.
Poet Leah Thorn is writer-in-residence at HMP Bronzefield, a high security women’s prison in Middlesex. Through her workshops we meet a variety of women striving to find a voice through creative writing.
Personal histories, emotions and inner conflicts are revealed through their poems and interactions. The film explores the liberating and healing effect of creativity.
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This was so powerful and beautiful. I hope one day to become a psychiatrist and put a focus of therapy on writing and creative expression…although this clip was short, it was beautiful and important. I wish everyone could see it!
“They’ve now got me to the point of actually writing the poem instead of self-harming.” Ah, the power of creative writing!
This is a beautiful sentence.
This is a beautiful sentence.
This is a beautiful sentence.
This is truly beautiful.
This is wonderful. What a great thing to do. And what beautiful poetry. I dont think I’ll get the RED BOOT out of my head.
Hi, DH … Do you have any suggestions for improving streaming? It seems very choppy.
Hi, DH … Do you have any suggestions for improving streaming? It seems very choppy.
Why do this in ONLY a women’s prison? Bull-shit feminist propaganda.
they have stuff like this in other prisons bullshit chauvinist imbecile