A Vortex of Securocrats

In 1998, the Good Friday Agreement brought a new regime into Northern Ireland. One that would not tolerate dissent.

As a result, the trauma and wounds of those who survived thirty years of conflict were brushed aside for the 'New Start'. The only way legacy could be discussed was through prose and poetry. Hence why they were banned.

Declassified for the first time, this collection of voices trying to make sense of, and escape, their histories is an insightful, powerful and distinctive take on the power of the written word to confront trauma.