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From the ferry: 11/19/09
It’s one of those nights when I am at capacity. How to let go of learning that a man in our group was sentenced to life–life–at the age of sixteen. What do you have to do to receive … more →
Deep Water: Teaching Writing Inside Prison
From the ferry: 11/19/09
islandwriter wrote 1 week ago: It’s one of those nights when I am at capacity. How to let go of learning that a man in our gr … more →
10/22/09: From the ferry
islandwriter wrote 1 month ago: My commute to and from the prison includes a twenty minute ferry crossing plus however long I get to … more →
Happy Day to All
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islandwriter wrote 1 month ago: Happy Day to All is what it reads on the sign in the lobby at the prison. I’ve written it down … more →
From the ferry: 10/1/09
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islandwriter wrote 2 months ago: Face to Face I was nervous to go back to the prison tonight. Nervous because of something I haven’t … more →
By Heart: Poetry, Prison, and Two Lives
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theprisonartscoalition wrote 2 months ago: By Heart: Poetry, Prison, and Two Lives – a two-person memoir written by Judith Tannenbaum and … more →
Mom is worried I'm going to marry a con
islandwriter wrote 2 months ago: My mom talked to a woman a few weeks back who used to work in the medical ward of a prison. I’ … more →
From the ferry: 9/17/09
islandwriter wrote 2 months ago: My commute to and from the prison includes a twenty minute ferry crossing plus however long I get to … more →
Writing Contest
arcynta wrote 2 months ago: Homegirls! Ok. So, we’re all about empowerment over here and that means helping you do whateve … more →
A Question of Freedom
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theprisonartscoalition wrote 3 months ago: R. Dwayne Betts – “a good student from a lower-middle-class family” – carjacked a man, went to priso … more →
"Your Children Released From Captivity (Babylon)"
viprisonproject wrote 3 months ago: “Thus saith the Lord; ’Jah’ refrain thy voice from weeping and thine eyes from te … more →
"The Cold Within"
viprisonproject wrote 3 months ago: We are so tender and loving to our oppressors, off springs, especially to the females, inspite of ho … more →
"Many Moses"
viprisonproject wrote 3 months ago: Many of us either heard or know about Moses and the awesome story surrounding his life: How God use … more →
"TRAGEDY'S TRIUMPH"
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viprisonproject wrote 3 months ago: I kept dreaming while they told me the ghettoes the only home for me In dire need of diplomas we lac … more →
"HEADLINES"
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viprisonproject wrote 3 months ago: Pick up the paper, read the headlines, time is running out quick and nobody knows the deadline I nee … more →
Endings and beginnings, part 2
islandwriter wrote 4 months ago: Something ought to be said about moving our program to the Washington State Reformatory. Sometimes I … more →
Endings and beginnings, part 1
islandwriter wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been silent here on the blog for several weeks now. Not good for consistent readership, I know. … more →
"BURIED ALIVE"
viprisonproject wrote 4 months ago: Buried Alive, but I still hear the cries of the orphan. Buried Alive, but I still hear the sobs of t … more →
"Think Before You Act"
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viprisonproject wrote 6 months ago: To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: right now is a time for heal … more →
"Message for the Class of 2009"
viprisonproject wrote 6 months ago: After reading the article on Governor de Jongh ’s recent inquiry on the subject of poverty, wh … more →
