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“I could tell you tales that would make you laugh...tales that would turn your stomach".
A powerful ,provocative and eloquent poem by Michael received a standing ovation from the audience...

Michael Brome is a prison officer at HMP Leicester with 13 years service.In this time he has worked in several areas and teams using his calming nature to deal with very challenging situations and individuals.Helping people to challenge themselves and overcome obstacles. Michael is also a spoken word artist, represented by literature organisation Renaissance one, mentor and workshop facilitator based in the East Midlands (Leicester). He has performed widely – from music and literature festivals to comedy clubs, from cultural venues such as New Arts Exchange to universities, theatres and day centres for senior citizens.In 2007 he was a contributing artist to the ‘Freedom Showcase’ a spoken word show for the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade cultural series and since then has been invited to do writing commissions for Cultivate, Writing East Midlands, Curve Theatre and many more.He also went on to win a national competition, the Spoken Word Commission.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx