During my writing course, (a215, Open University)
I came across an area of London with a very particular link to historical
worker contamination. The workforce was predominately female but the steps they
took to address their situation had reaching implications for the trades union
movement and male workers. I’m still keen to write my original piece but whilst
researching this I came across another, related story. The poem I wrote in
response has been published by ‘I Am Not A Silent Poet’, with my rather lurid
but pertinent, artwork accompanying it.
My thanks to I Am Not A Silent Poet for
publishing my work and continued support for writers protesting – no matter how
historical the subject matter, we can see similar wrongs in developing
countries even now.
p.s. I think the shop owner of the establishment where I took this photo must have thought I was bonkers but hey-ho... what's got to be done in the name of poetry just has to be done!
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