In this special episode of the Commonwealth Poetry Podcast Gyles and Aphra Brandreth meet Jaspreet Kaur, a spoken word artist, writer and teacher from East London. Jaspreet is committed to using writing and spoken word to tackle issues including mental health stigma, and in this episode she shares how poetry has helped her to overcome her own mental health struggles. Discussing poetry as a form of therapy and how it can change the world, this is a special episode not to be missed!
Poems this episode include: Recovery; I Am; and Lost in translation, all by Jaspreet Kaur.
In this special episode of the Commonwealth Poetry Podcast Gyles and Aphra Brandreth meet Jaspreet Kaur, a spoken word artist, writer and teacher from East London. Jaspreet is committed to using writing and spoken word to tackle issues including mental health stigma, and in this episode she shares how poetry has helped her to overcome her own mental health struggles. Discussing poetry as a form of therapy and how it can change the world, this is a special episode not to be missed!
Poems this episode include: Recovery; I Am; and Lost in translation, all by Jaspreet Kaur.