'Blood in words': London schools tackle gangs with verse

By Freya Berry LONDON (Reuters) - Students from gang-ridden areas of the East London borough of Hackney have been learning how performing poetry can help tackle life, one word at a time. The Spoken Word Education Programme, founded by a former Chicago social worker, aims to help pupils in some of London's most deprived districts to articulate their feelings and have their voices heard despite an often difficult upbringing. "These kids are so disenfranchised," said Christian Foley, a poet and spoken-word educator at Cardinal Pole school. Read More http://ift.tt/1J8ighF

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