Homeless see their poems in print

Jude Abbott, from Leeds band Chumbawamba, and Gary Staniforth, who initiated a scheme to collect prose, poems and photographs by homeless people and publish them in a book.

Entitled Forgotten, the book has been produced by Bradford charity Artworks Creative Communities and Bradford Alliance on Community Care.

A competition for the best entry was won by Martin Sasbry for his poem Forgotten, which gave the book its title. The book was launched with backing of Chumbawamba musicians Jude Abbott and Boff Whalley.

Picture: Mark Bickerdike

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