Universal Credit – a poem
Our Empowerment Programme Officer Ben Pearson wrote this poem as part of a workshop run by Church Action on Poverty's poet in digital residence Matt Sowerby.
Universal credit,
You prepare me for work.
You motivate me,
Mend me.
You are,
Not a joke.
Universal credit,
You joke with me.
You mock me,
Break me.
You are,
Laughing at me.
During the pandemic, Matt Sowerby is Church Action on Poverty’s poet in digital residence. He is helping our partners and supporters to respond creatively to the virus and lockdown, with weekly online workshops.
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