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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