Ep. 2: How does the experience of our ancestors shape us?
Release Date: 04/14/2021
Ep. 6: Do you want to write poetry? Learn how to make and break some poems with Think, Write, Fly
Spoken Truth to Power
Listen to a poetry workshop delivered by Adrian Earles, also known as Think, Write, Fly. Adrian takes you through short snappy exercises to get the writing muscles warmed up and stimulate poem making. Adrian uses the language and ideas of beat making and musical production to build tools that will free you as a writer to take on ANYTHING! This workshop was hosted by Culture Studio & Aik Saath in Feb 2021. We have made Adrian’s delivery available for you to enjoy!
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Ep. 5: How can we find hope?
Spoken Truth to Power
How can we find hope in these challenging times, and what can we do to begin the process of healing? In this episode, two women from Delhi, Deepa Kumar (Social media marketing manager) and Moby Sara Zachariah (Heritage walk leader) leave moving voice notes reflecting about the world around them during the pandemic. British MP, Tan Dhesi talk about the different strands of mental health that he campaigns for. Dr Roshni Beeharry talks about the importance of creative writing to cope with negative feelings.
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Ep. 4: What is intergenerational trauma?
Spoken Truth to Power
CW/TW: This episode contains discussion of multiple forms of trauma, including Intergenerational trauma and mental health.
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Ep. 3: Why was the psychological impact of the Partition of India overlooked?
Spoken Truth to Power
The Partition of British India into India and Pakistan in 1947 caused the largest forced migration in human history, displacing 15 million people and leading to the death of at least a million people. Unlike the Holocaust in Germany, the impact of intergenerational impact of the Partition has not been explored enough. Daljeet talks to Professor Sarah Ansari about colonial narratives, fragmentation of identities, and the impact of Partition on women plus why it's overlooked in history.
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Ep. 2: How does the experience of our ancestors shape us?
Spoken Truth to Power
CW/TW: Discussion of intergenerational mental health, and trauma experienced by women.
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Ep. 1: What is the connection between War, Virus and Collective Mental Health?
Spoken Truth to Power
CW/TW: Discussion of sexual assault and violence against women, racial discrimination.
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Spoken Truth to Power coming April 14th
Spoken Truth to Power
Spoken truth to Power amplifies South Asian Spoken word artists across borders. Through original poetry, performance, and discussion with special guests, we explore cultural themes through a South Asian lens. At a time of increasing division and polarisation, we build creative bridges between the diaspora of South Asian artists, and address our differences, identity, collective mental health, hopes, and intergenerational trauma through art. #spokentruthpod
info_outlineCW/TW: This episode contains discussion of intergenerational mental health, and trauma experienced by women.
What happens when you invite two South Asian artists who have never met before to write a poem, across borders, about the theme of intergenerational mental health? They both write about the way their grandmothers have shaped their identity.
Shagufta Iqbal is an award-winning writer, workshop facilitator and TEDx speaker, and was longlisted for the Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowship. Her poetry collection ‘Jam Is For Girls, Girls Get Jam’ (one of Burning Eye Books bestselling collections) has been recommended by Nikesh Shukla as ‘a social political masterclass’. Shagufta performs her original poem "Flooding".
Megha Rao is a performance poet and surrealist artist from Kerala, India. Megha’s work has been featured on platforms such as Penguin Random House India, Firstpost, The Open Road Review, New Asian Writing, The Alipore Post, Spoken Fest, Why Indian Men Rape and Thought Catalog, and trended at #1 on Spotify podcasts in India. Megha performs her original poem "Homegrown Blade".
Performances by the poets are followed by a conversation hosted by Daljeet, about their grandmothers, land, borders and Identity.
Credits:
Creator: Daljeet Jutla @culturestudio1, www.culturestudio.co.uk
Host: Daljeet Jutla (@daljeetjutla)
Guests: Shagufta Iqbal (@Shaguftakiqbalpoet) and Megha Rao (@megharao)
Artwork: Amrit Singh, @MrASingh https://www.rebelcreatives.co/
Sound Design and Music by Elliot Bulley @Elliotbulley, and Audio Post-Production by Chaos Creative http://www.chaoscreative.co.uk/
Specialist Producer: Serena Barker Singh @serenabarksing
Follow @spokentruthpod for episodes that deal with identity, diaspora, collective mental health and hope; Facebook: @spokentruthpowerpodcast; subscribe at https://podfollow.com/spokentruthpod
Resources: Samaritans, free and confidential helpline Phone on 116 123 24 hours a day www.samaritans.org. Hopscotch Women's Centre - support services for Asian and other BAME women www.hopscotchawc.org.uk Phone 0207 388 8198. The Black, African and Asian therapy network (BAATN) directory of therapists from ethnic minority backgrounds www.batn.org.uk
This season was funded by Arts Council England