How do you begin to answer a question like this in today鈥檚 world?
2 November 2018
Who are we? A simple question, but one that doesn’t lend itself to a simple answer.
Isobella Hubbard performs a heart-felt poem that takes a snapshot point of view to answer what that question means to her. Social & political rights; ethnicity; and anxiety around financial & physical safety — almost no stone is left unturned.
And it’s sure to make you think ‘Who are we?’ too.
Who Are We? | A Poem For Equality
"We are those in a place of anxiety and social distress"
Spoken word video
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Poet Eleanor Capaldi and animator Holly Summerson combined their considerable talents.
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The poets recited some of their work for school students as part of Authors Live.
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Two men hold hands in a public place but, even in 2018, something鈥檚 not quite right.
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