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'I needed a new home': how Debris Stevenson left Mormonism for grime by Arifa Akbar

Her musical Poet in da Corner brought raving to the Royal Court. Now the writer and performer is exploring first love. She talks Mormonism, trauma and teen dreams Debris Stevenson's first public performance, at the age of 15, sounds like an impetuous act of courage. For years she had been bullied, but she found herself at the school disco emboldened enough to "grab the mic". The lyrics poured out of her. "It should h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PM on November 6, 2019

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