Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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At our February 2026 Showcase in Glasgow, Forward Prize winner Griot Gabriel shared this poem about the knife crime epidemic and the impact it has on young lives.

Content note: for brief imagery of graphic violence, including suicide.

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