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Latest up from Spoken Label (Poetry / Spoken Word Podcast) features the brill Holly Bars.
Holly Bars is a mature student currently studying at the University of Leeds. Holly’s poems have been published since January 2021 by The Moth, Ink, Sweat & Tears, Fragmented Voices, Porridge, Anti-Heroin Chic, Visual Verse, Runcible Spoon, and more, as well as appearing in anthologies. Her debut collection, Dirty, is available from Yaffle Press. Twitter: @holly_bars
Note… This podcast concerns itself with poems relating to childhood sexual abuse, child abuse, trauma and survivorship. Please keep this in mind as you read, and look after yourself however you need to, even if it means throwing this book at the wall. Please see poem Stay Sane for further suggestions. Samaritans are open 24/7.
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