New Album by Psychiatric Survivor Activist

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Info Below is a press release concerning the release of Leah Harris’ new spoken word album, ‘Take Refuge.’ ‘Take Refuge’ – The New Album by Leah Harris “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Psychiatric Survivor Activist Releases Spoken Word Album Album’s themes include human rights, psychiatric oppression, and liberation ‘Take Refuge,’ Leah Harris’ debut spoken word album, is…

Lab Rat

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A poem about the abuse of patients in mental hospitals.  Lab Rat*    Locked in a psych ward. A gainst . . . her will. Forced daily to take . . .  a little . . . white pill. ’Tween two rows of healthy . . . pearly-white . . . teeth. With perfectly good . . . gums . . . underneath.   Then entered the ward . . . a nasty . . . distraction.  Dental students. To practice . . . extraction.  Before treating patients . . .  on the outside.  Again my…