Dear Liz, by Marilyn Buck
Killer kops
stalk youngbloods who bop to the beat of their hearts and hip hop into
springtime through death-pocked streets a sacrificial situation.
Sacrificees chosen by jury lottery the particulars of participation
called crime to confirm crucifixion/execution being black a definite
plus! Keywords:
Poetry,
Health, and
Racism
Harsh Reality, Dawn Harding
This poem is about Dawn's personal experience while being incarcerated.
Keywords:
Poetry,
Personal Narrative.
Untitled, by Heather Johnson
In this poem, Florida prisoner Heaher Johnson reaches out to
others, urgging them to "break the silence" and speak out about their
lives. Keywords:
Poetry.
My Sunrise, by Rhonda Leland
In
this poem, Rhonda gives her dynamic view about prison life. lives.
Keywords:
Poetry, Prison Life
Imprisoned, by Denise Lopez
In this
poem Denise talks about imprisonment and being free. Are we only
imprisoned while incarcerated or is it in the mind. Keywords:
Poetry, Prison Life, Creative Writing.
Who Decides, by Mary Moran
In this
poem, Mary asks the hard questions who decides your justice, who decides
your fate? Keywords:
Poetry, Prison Life, Abolition, Creative Writing
A Blessing of the Tongue, by Adalina Pineda
In this poem, Adalina gives her views of the death penalty.
Keywords:
Poetry, Abolition,Creative Writing.
Feeling The Inside, by Rebecca
Seiber
When it found truth was simply what was made of life. It
doesn't matter how it started or where it ends. It only matters that you
refrain from disliking your won being and spirit. The command solution
is to become materialistic, idolizing color, shape and size.
Materialistic stamina becomes th eutmost important factor of life when
one cannot admire and respect their own being. Keywords:
Poetry,
Creative Writing,
Personal
Narrative
The Pearl of the Soul, by Rebecca
Seiber
This light, it doesn't belong to me, it only comes to
me, from somewhere in the universe. It belongs to us all, all we have to
do is open our souls... Keywords:
Poetry,
Creative Writing,
Personal
Narrative
The World Within You, by Rebecca
Seiber
I am held captive this moment in time but, one day, I'll
be free seeing to this rhyme. Keywords:
Poetry,
Creative Writing,
Personal
Narrative
"Being an Inmate, by Tammica
Summers
Being an inmate takes everything you have! It's like
having an out of body experience in which "you' must come out of
yourself and use all manner of determination, self-preservation,
sacrifice, compromise, strength, and extreme measure of self-discipline
to will yourself to do what is required...to will yourself into being an
inmate. Keywords:
Prison
Life,
Creative
Writing,
Personal
Narrative
"Dehumanization Resistance", by
Tammica Summers
I am not a victim of circumstance, I am a
victor and this is my big chance, With fire I dance...But it's an
elegant waltz, Because I learned in advance, Not to dwell on my faults.
Keywords:
Poetry,
Prison Life,
Creative Writing,
Personal
Narrative
"Another Day: A Series of Poems" by
Tammica Summers
In this series of poems, Summers describes
everyday prison life from a personal point of view. Fifteen separate
poems discuss different aspects of daily life inside the walls, covering
a broad range of emotions. Keywords:
Poetry,
Personal Narrative,
Prison Life.
Video Clip: Tell Me by Pamela
Thomas
This performance by Pamela Thomas and Deborah Towner.
This poem was written by Pamela while she was incarcerated she exposes
the government on their ways of keeping ghetto poverty stricken and
destructive. Leaving our people with litthle hope of the "American
Dream". This moving poem is powerful in content and meaning.
href="../keywords.html#community">Community,
Creative Writing,
Family,
Poetry,
State Violence.
Spoken Word: What is the Procedure? by
Pamela Thomas
This spoken word performance by
Pamela Thomas and Deborah Towner exposes the inequities and injustices
facing those in the country's most vulnerable communities, as well as
those individuals re-entering society following incarceration.
Keywords: Audio, Community, Creative Writing, Family, Poetry, State Violence
Life's Many Journeys', by Tracy
In this poem, Tracy tells about her life journey Keywords: Poetry.
Will She Ever Know My Name?, by Kebby
Warner
In this poem Kebby tells a story of a mother losing her
child through the system. A child she never got the chance to know.
Keywords: Poetry, Motherhood.
