Taiohi Inside

Te Kāhui Creative Writing & Youth Arts New Zealand

He pānui / Information:

Taiohi Inside contains pieces of prose and poetry from 21 rangatahi who engaged with Te Kāhui Creative Writing Programme across 2020 and 2021 at Mt Eden Corrections Facility.

Tō mātou kaupapa / Our Purpose:

Te Kāhui is a creative writing programme that works in collaboration with Youth Arts New Zealand to create safe and accessible wānanga for underserved rangatahi. The focus of the program is to create points for creativity and art to flourish, so that young people can better express themselves and thrive artistically. The program was first introduced to people in prison in 2020, during which the team worked exclusively with young people in prison to provide tools for self-expression using poetry and short-form writing.

Taiohi Inside brings forth pieces that differ in topic and form, guided in part by the prompts and exercises from Te Kāhui wānanga. The pieces, whether they are intended to make the reader laugh, smile, or ponder, are grounded by a commitment to speak the truth.

Read more about the kaupapa on: tekaahuicreativewriting.org 

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《Taiohi Inside》收錄了21位青少年在2020-2021年於本地懲教機構參加Te Kāhui創意寫作計畫時創作的散文和詩作。

Te Kāhui和Youth Arts New Zealand合作，為資源不足的青少年提供安全、易參與的創意寫作工作坊，讓他們透過詩和短文表達自我、發展創意。此計畫於2020年首次在監獄推行，專注服務被監禁的青少年。