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2025
Poetry in Prison
Darren, who recently joined our arts mentoring scheme, shared his thoughts about the importance of poetry in prisons to celebrate our crowdfunder for our upcoming poetry anthology, Koestler Voices: New Poetry from Prisons, Volume 5.
2025
Interview with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Nazanin is a British-Iranian activist who was detained in Iran in April 2016 and was held hostage there for 6 years. She was released and returned back to the UK in March 2022. She now lives in London with her daughter and husband, and is currently writing her book, A Yard of Sky.
2025
A retrospective: Voices from Prison
Dalton, one of the performers at our Voices from Prison event in March, where six people with varied experiences of the criminal justice system performed poetry and music, shared his reflections on the evening.
2025
Journey to creativity
Each winter, as the days grow shorter and the temperatures drop, the Koestler Arts team embarks on a unique kind of road trip - spanning the length and breadth of the country, visiting creatives in prisons and secure settings.
2024
2,000 pieces of feedback later…
This autumn, 150 volunteers joined our effort to provide written feedback to our entrants!
2024
Our Radio 4 Appeal
We are delighted to share the impact of our BBC Radio 4 Appeal which aired last month!
2024
A New Chapter for Koestler Arts
As we embark on a new era, having just moved into our new custom-built arts centre next door to HMP Wormwood Scrubs, Koestler Arts Chief Executive Fiona Curran reflects on what the new Koestler Arts Centre means for the charity.