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30/3 by Sean Burn

30/3 by Sean Burn read by Simon Jenner

Simon Jenner, Director of Survivors’ Poetry reads a poem by Sean …

Crackdown Tribunal by Dave Russell

Crackdown Tribunal by Dave Russell

Dave, stalwart of London-based Survivor’s open mic nights, plays an established …

Survivors' Speaks

Welcome to our world, yours too, probably.  There’s less about poetry in this quarterly column, and I hope you’ll forgive … read more

Poem of the Month

Guiding in the Air Currents

Shining, piercing through, luxuriant as always
near the byways … read more

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Our Vision is a world which celebrates the creative expression of survivors through poetry. Our Mission is coordinating artistic activity; publishing and promoting poetry by survivors; supporting and developing survivor poets and establishing communication networks; challenging and changing the social and cultural definitions of poets and poetry; making connections between creativity and mental health.

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Stevenage Survivors began life in April 2000. The group was formed by poet Roy Birch and local Drugs Counsellor Darren … read more

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