Students look at the subtleties and connotations of language, and the impact words have in describing a person or event.

Students explore how words can help process feelings of anger and helplessness – and bring about self-empowerment.

On film, poet Emtithal Mahmoud asks students to ‘bear witness’ to her experiences of genocide in Darfur.

Students learn that everyone has a role to play in upholding human rights – in their school, community and world.

Students are challenged to Make A Difference in a Minute by standing up for human rights through poetry.

Students explore poems about race and privilege before creating their own protest poetry.

Students are inspired to write a poem from the perspective of someone who has experienced hate crime.

Students read poetry written in response to injustice and explore how language can be used to make a courageous stand.

Students explore questions about identity and collaborate to tell their own stories.

Words That Burn is a 10-session poetry education series for secondary and further education students.