Seen & Heard : 100 Poems By Parents & Children Affected By Imprisonment
Waterside Press
ISBN13:
9781909976429
$27.86
A collection of poems and drawings by parents and children affected by imprisonment in the UK and abroad. The poems and images are all original and from open competitions begun in 2018. They address the thoughts, feelings and beliefs of the authors as they express themselves concerning their emotions and experiences. Over a million children and family members are affected by imprisonment in the UK alone and the poems seek to emphasise the sense of loss, deprivation and isolation involved. They also show resilienceand how enforced separation impacts each and every day of the writers life. Extract from Marks And I Need My Dad You are not here Like my friends dad To build rocket-ships And kick a football
You are not here Because you are there: Inside doing time, And I need my dad. Backed by prison and prisoner interest groups and childrens charities. Contains wholly original material and insights. Linked to public events and initiatives. To be used in education and training.
- | Author: Lucy Baldwin, Ben Raikes, Lucy Baldwin
- | Publisher: Waterside Press
- | Publication Date: May 01, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 160 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1909976423
- | ISBN-13: 9781909976429
- Author:
- Lucy Baldwin, Ben Raikes, Lucy Baldwin
- Publisher:
- Waterside Press
- Publication Date:
- May 01, 2019
- Number of pages:
- 160 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1909976423
- ISBN-13:
- 9781909976429