TED Talks – Poetry that Frees the Soul

It’s said that to be a poet, you have to go to hell and back.

Another engaging TED talk, this time by Cristina Domenech an educator who talks about her work teaching writing at an Argentinian prison. She tells us how through utilising language and a focused series of workshops the students could access poetry. The workshops enabled a profound level of expression despite a number of participants having limited literacy skills. Domenech focused instead on short poetic examples to empower her students, one of whom joins her near the end of the speech to read his own poetry.