

Autism and the Arts: Poetry with Peter Street 2025
"Slaughterman. Gravedigger. War Poet."
Overview
Born in 1948, Peter Street struggled at school with epilepsy and illiteracy in Bolton, Lancashire, and, later in life, as a slaughterman, a gravedigger and a war poet. At 66 years old he was then diagnosed with autism, and his world changed forever.
Director: Brett Gregory
Cast
Peter Street
Himself
Peter D. Firth
Narrator




