I created, organised, and facilitated Where Does the Pain Go? — a poetry workshop exploring pain, numbness, and the slow return to feeling — held at Stratford Library, London, with 25 participants.

I designed the theme, Re-Embroidered: turning survival into voice, and carefully prepared the session to hold people with honesty, safety, and depth. What unfolded was powerful. Participants connected deeply with their inner feelings, many allowing emotions to surface that had been buried or unnamed for a long time.

The room held tears, silence, reflection, and courage. There was no pressure to perform or explain pain — only space to feel, to write, and to be witnessed. The engagement was profound and respectful, and the sense of collective presence was deeply moving.

This is the work I am committed to: creating intentional spaces where poetry becomes a bridge back to ourselves and to one another.

Grateful to everyone who trusted the space and showed up with such openness.