Miscellaneous
What the sausage is poetry therapy anyway? Why should you not use the word 'therapy' in your practice without having the appropriate training? And who is poetry therapy for? Again, we nah deal wid nah rainbow unicorn bizness. This is a real profession with real solid outcomes for people seeking help. Look up the evidence on Google Scholar if you want to know more. In Chamber 5 on our imagined mountain cave adventure seeking Hip Hop's healing powers, we meet a real life poetry therapist: Charmaine Pollard. She is an expert counsellor. You can find out more about her work here: https://charmainepollardcounselling.co.uk. She also serves as Community Director on the board for Lapidus International, alongside Kiz: https://lapidus.org.uk. We chat about Buju Banton lyrics. Ben shares a touching story from Let's Feed Brum's homeless soup kitchen and Greg us cracks us up with his impromptu creative writing prompt. Listen to the end to hear his poignant addition of a 'hopeful twist', an essential part of choosing poems or writing within this creative therapeutic practice. Learn about Hip Hop HEALS UK's revolutionary use of remedy rhymes here: www.hiphophealsuk.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message