Produced by:
KBOO
Program::
Air date:
Mon, 01/04/2010 - 11:30am to 12:00pm
Psychiatry Survivor Spoken Word Poetry with Leah Harris
Madness Radio: Survivor Spoken Word Leah Harris
Duration: 52:14
Leah Harris was orphaned after both parents were diagnosed with schizophrenia and died from medication toxicity. Today she is a leading voice in survivor activism, and her powerful spoken word poetry, including "I Was A Teenage Mental Patient," has been featured in publications including Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution, and DC Poets against the War: An Anthology. Leah is also the co-coordinator of the US Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry. Buy her new cd "Take Refuge" at the National Empowerment Center: http://bit.ly/7f5kyN. www.myspace.com/dharmamamaleah, www.usnusp.org/