In this episode Helen is talking with poet Pauline Sewards about writing about people in our care without appropriating their stories. they also discuss the linguistics of work. 

Pauline currently lives between Lincolnshire and Bristol. She founded Satellite of Love Spoken Word events. 

Her two published poetry collections are This is the Band published by Hearing Eye Press and Spirograph with Burning Eye Books 2020. Pauline is currently one of the leading writers on women's working lives - she co-edited Magma 74 The Word Edition. Recent publications include a poem in Messing Up the Paintwork - a tribute to Mark E. Smith with Penguin Random House and a poem in Witches, Warriors and Workers an anthology of working class women's poetry in Culture Matters. 

Social Media links - 

Instagram - @Paulinesewards

psewards.cigcartel.com

Interviewer and editing Helen Sheppard | Write Out Loud