Revolutionary Prison Poetry
Glasgow Autonmous Space
Glasgow United Kingdom
From Iraq, to El Salvador, to the so-called 'usa,' captured revolutionaries have written poetry in defiance of the state's attempt to bury their spirit, and to reach out to the communites from which they have been taken.
On this workshop, we will be read poems written in prison by revolutionaries, write our own poems through prompts based off of theirs, and consider the lessons these prisoners have for building and sustaining movements with teeth.
We will end by writing letters of support to current UK anti-zionist and abolitionist political prisoners.
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Today, the british state continues their counter-insurgent tradition, aiming to isolate militants from the movements they come from, to crush their commitment, and to return us to ineffective forms of protest.
In response, we affirm our commitment to value and support our political prisoners as real people, not heroic symbols, to build a movement worthy of their sacrifice, to shut the prisons down, and to free them all!
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The workshop will be facilitated by 2 Glasgow-based poets: F. Spoliar (they/them) and S. Soule (he/him).
Sliding scale donation of £5 - £15 depending on income and class background. Limited number of £0 tickets available for former prisoners, or those for whom £5 feels too much.
All funds from this workshop will go to supporting Palestine Action's political prisoners and those still imprisoned following the Kill The Bill anti-police uprising of 2021.
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Location
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Glasgow Autonmous Space
Unit 9, Hollybrook Place
Glasgow G427HB
United Kingdom
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Dates
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| Start: | Friday Jun 13, 2025 6:00 PM | | End: | Friday Jun 13, 2025 8:00 PM |
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Revolutionary Poems From Inside |
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Accessibility
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GAS has step-free access, disabled toilets, natural light and 2 car parking spaces. We will offer surgical quality masks for COVID/window ventilation. Writing materials, light snacks, and teas/coffees will be provided. If travel costs, childcare responsibilities, or any other access provisions, could help you attend, please email us at revolutionarypoemsfrominside@proton.me and we will try our best to meet your requirements.
There will be a limit of 20 attendees.
People with little to no experience in creative writing or radical organising are encouraged to attend!
The workshop will be 2 hours, with a ten minute comfort break. There will be no obligation to read aloud what you have written on the workshop.
For those unable to attend on the 13th of June/or attend an in-person event in Glasgow, we will run an online version of this event with the Glasgow Zine Library 6-8pm on Wednesday the 2nd of July.
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