7 Aug 2022

Teenage Muslim poet and songwriter Sabreen Islam

From Standing Room Only, 1:45 pm on 7 August 2022
Sabreen Islam

Sabreen Islam Photo: supplied

Sabreen Islam

Photo: supplied

 

Sabreen Islam revisits her teenage years when she was severely bullied, and describes her new-found peace of mind in her new self-published collection of poetry, spring clean.

Sabreen started writing these poems when she was 15. 

She's now about to turn 20, and the Muslim writer and singer-songwriter is studying law at the University of Auckland.

In spring clean, she explores the psychology of abuse and why so many victims can't leave the toxic relationships they're in.  

Sabreen reads one of the later poems and talks with Lynn Freeman about spring clean: