Session 5 - witness
In this session poet Emtithal Mahmoud asks students to ‘bear witness’ to her experiences of genocide in Darfur. Students look at poetic responses to war and human rights abuses to understand that poetry can destroy silence and create remembrance. They then choose a photograph and let events speak through their writing.
About Words that Burn
Words That Burn challenges you to take action for human rights through poetry.
Using this resource secondary schools can explore human rights through poetry, with 10 free educational resources designed to help students develop their own writing and performance style.
This is national project to explore and express human rights through poetry by Amnesty International in partnership with Cheltenham festivals.
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