Youth and Community Worker Robyn Travis recites his poem  'The Sad Truth' and talks about his soon to be released  book 'Freedom From The Womb, Prisoner To The Streets' which  is based on his life growing up in two different areas that  later turned out to become serious rivals. Torn between  loyalties to old friends and new, he became heavily  involved in the street life in which his friends became his  enemies. 

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'The Sad Truth' is a poem by Robyn Travis written to  express his frustrations and the challenges he has faced  since turning his life around....  Robyn Travis deserves an accolade for not only being able  to step away from the street lifestyle he found himself  wrapped within, but also for the ability to articulately  reach out to others to say it's not the way forward.  'Freedom from the Womb, Prisoner to the Streets' may be  focused on the Hackney & Tottenham street war that erupted  in the late 90's and continued for many years, however the  poem 'The Sad Truth' shows the depths Robyn Travis has  brought to the surface, will speak from the hearts of many  of the young men trapped within the street lifestyle and  explain exactly why they are trapped by the system, not  their peers.

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​I will be touching back on this book in future and letting  you all know when it's released....        Robyn Travis' new book coming soon, "Freedom from the Womb,  Prisoner to the Streets"...more details to come  The highly anticipated book "Freedom from the Womb,  Prisoner to the Streets" is soon to be unleashed.   The book promises to be one young man's journey through the  streets of Hackney and Tottenham, and the truth behind some  of Britain's most publicised 'gang wars'.   From the borough level between Hackney and Tottenham to the  first ever 'post code war', between London Fields and Holly  Street, this is the real deal.   If you are hoping to find a tale akin to the likes of  Bullet Boy and Top Boy, you won't. This is not a drama, nor  a stereotype like what you find in so many books which  write about the ends from the outside looking in. This  story comes deep from within the heart of it's subject.   The police, government and media have told you their side  of the story and how they perceive it on countless  occasions. But now it's time to hear from those who have  lived it...

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