31 JANUARY 2017 | POETRY WORKSHOP AND PERFORMANCE | IN COLLABORATION WITH POVERA

Alohomora, a series of Spoken Word poetry events that aimed to unhinge the shame that is the resting pulse of all victims and replace it with breaths of empowerment instead. The January edition explored the abuse-power equation whilst also providing a safe space for victims to speak up and reclaim the dialogue. Povera curated a few in-house poets to explore the power dynamics and open the line-up to include victims who may want to speak up about the abuse they’ve gone through/others on the giving end of abuse to help understand their psyche. Abuse, a term we hear quite often in popular parlance, isn’t something we oft talk about. 10 Spoken Word poets shared their personal or borrowed stories in the hope to educate and empower others to brave their own.

PHOTOS BY: ISHITA JAIN

SOURCE: POVERA