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letters & emailscontinued from pg41hurt, sad, and even angry with me.My latest poems don’t talk of child abuse anymore.Writing about it helped me to be able to put it aside.I don’t walk like an abused woman anymore, I sayno to men, who want what I am not offering – whichhappens less and less with me getting older and alsowith me giving different signs: I am not here to bewalked over anymore.David, I am sending you a few of my poems in English.Translations are not edited, but you might find one ortwo interesting enough to pass it on to your readers.Best wishes, Ifigenija SimonovicSee Broadsheet pgs xx for Ifigenia’s poetryE–mail: Dear Survivors’ PoetryIn praise of Razz ... I would like to praise Razzfor his excellent hosting of the Survivors\’ poetrynights – he uses judgement, compassion, humourand inclusively and also writes very good workhimself. You should let him know he is valued– truly wonderful people like Razz don’t comealong that often. In these times when a human’sworth is valued more and more by what theyearn, we should celebrate a kindly, supportive,intelligent troubadour. Give him an award – orpublish him! Katherine Toycompetitions1. The Manchester Writing Competition –Deadline12th August 2011 for a short story (max 3000wds). 1stPrize £3000, each entry fee £15. As many entries asyou like. Do not put your name on your story, use entryformJudged by Heather Beck, John Burnsied, AlisonMacLeod & Nicholas Royle. Contact James Draper, PMfor the Manchester Writing School at MMU, +44 (0) 0161247 1787 / j.draper@mmu.ac.uk, or enter online: www.manchsterwritingcompetition.co.uk/fiction... items of interesthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCBzDRLGGdsI used to be a punk rocker and was called Nick Namethis is from my Nick Name Tube channel – it's a programwriter Jeanette Winterson made for Radio 4 about themoon. I used to live on the same street as Jeanette in the70's. Finally I have a very "mild" virus on the memorystick I put these poems on – but don't worry this virusis very weak and can be wiped out using all basic Virussoftware – just incase! Nigel JAM aka Nick Name.Name: : John HoggettEmail: : speakoutagainstpsychiatry@gmail.comMessage: SPEAK OUT AGAINSt PSYCHIATRYPsychiatry does more harm than good.Anti–Depressants and Anti–Psychotics are dangerous anddo not cure.Electro–convulsive therapy is dangerous and not very effective.Community Treatment Orders are a human rights disgrace.Diagnosis does not help.What people who are mentally distressed need is intensesocial support.Things have got to change.Tell the psychiatrists what you think of them. 4 – 6pm onthe 27th July 2011 outside the Royal College of Psychiatry,17 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PG.Gather in Hyde Park afterwards for a picnic, bring food toshare, and to plan more action.Further details at www.facebook.com/stseemless.d.a#!/event.php?eid=211203888908921Music and Wellbeing Project: Ipswich @SCS MediaClubhouse 120 Princess St. Ipswich. Contact SiobhanBarrett on 01473 418017Equilibrium Haringey’s Wellbeing magazine islooking for feature contributions. Check out theirlatest publications, it’s well worth a read: www.haringey.gov.uk/equilibrium_spring_issue_2011.pdfFrom an SP forum user Tony Demoncy:– Hi all, Irecently discovered the BBC Ouch! website, which isa website for those with disabilities. While the mainsite itself is quite sparse and out of touch with thereality of living with a disability the forums are a goldmine of disability and benefit related information.There are people on there with every imaginabledisability, physical, developmental and psychiatric.If any of you are interested the url is http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/messageboards/Hillside Clubhouse,(N7 Islington) have a projectfor people with mental health issues, run a numberof projects including a Kiosk and Catering Project.They have new menus and prices. Contact rubrown@hillsideclubhouse.org.uk/ Telephone: 020 7700 6408 /enquiries@hillsideclubhouse.org.uk /notes on authorsPeter Vealey publications With Authentic StainsPublished by Chipmunkapublishing, 2008, ISBN:9781847477439 His new e–book Particular ISBN978–1 84991–234–1, will be in hard format, later inthe year. Published by Chipmunka 2010************************************************Thomas Ország-Land is a poet and award–winningforeign correspondent. His last major work wasChristmas in Auschwitz: Holocaust Poetry Translatedfrom the Hungarian of András Mezei (Smokestcack,England, 2010).44