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A Free Mind
Larry Stromberg
This is Larry Stromberg from SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania. This is my poem “A Free Mind.” A Free Mind Waking up at 3 a.m. in prisonIn cold sweats Mind racing and screaming in the darkness.Feeling… Full Transcript
Facing The Prison Demons
Larry Stromberg
This is Larry Stromberg, and my poem today is called “Facing the Prison Demons.” Facing The Prison Demons Every day, every night,The demons come and torment the incarcerated. The sounds, the noises.These demons come in… Full Transcript
Isolation
Larry Stromberg
This is Larry Stromberg from SCI Phoenix. This is my poem entitled “Isolation.” Isolation Locked away 22 and two, maybe a video visit here and there, now and then. My TV and radio have become… Full Transcript
Dead Man Walking
Ronald W. Clark Jr.
“Dead Man Walking,” by Ronald Wayne Clark, Jr Dead man walking That’s why I’m talking. Trying to educate, To eliminate the hate And rid so many men of a terrible fate.Killing our citizens, watching them… Full Transcript
The Ringing
Larry Stromberg
This is Larry Stromberg, I’m going to be doing my new poem called “The Ringing.” And the poem deals with the aspects of trying to forgive yourself, even with having a long-term incarceration sentence. So, “The… Full Transcript
Prison Shell Shock
Larry Stromberg
Larry Stromberg, from SCI Phoenix, and I’m going to perform, read my poem called “Prison Shell Shock.” Prison Shell Shock Guilty and broken, Freezing trauma. I’ve been locked away for decades. Some say I deserve… Full Transcript
My Last Word
Ronald W. Clark Jr.
This one here is called “My Last Words” and I’m going to say this during my execution. My Last Words Razor wire fence. I’m held in suspense, Surrounded by concrete and steel. Held to surrender… Full Transcript
Rabbits of Realness Festival
Spoon Jackson
Hello, this is Spoon Jackson of Rabbits of Realness Network, and on Sunday, the 11th at Santa Cruz University, there will be an art show. And we are welcoming anyone and everyone who wants to… Full Transcript
Your Inner Rabbits Of Realness
Spoon Jackson
And we got an exhibit happening at Santa Cruz University on June 11, and the art will be from Realness folks, and the theme is “Inner Rabbit,” expressing your inner rabbit. If you want to… Full Transcript
Two Poems
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Hello, my name is Malik. I am calling this afternoon from Westville Correctional. I would like to share a couple of my poems with you and maybe a little commentary to update you on my… Full Transcript
Juvenile Lifer Skit
Steven Nicholson
There’s about nine of us tomorrow in our creative writing group, and we are doing a skit, like a play almost, and we’re all doing our own individual poem. It’s all about juvenile lifers, and… Full Transcript
A Protest is Coming: No Justice, No Peace
Harold Cunningham
A protest is coming, screaming Black Lives Matter, and it goes like this. A protest is coming, like a New York subway train, all races, ages on board united as one, from all around the… Full Transcript
Sponsors for Rabbits of Realness
Spoon Jackson
Okay, this is Spoon Jackson from Solano State Prison. And I wanted to put out on the line that me and my art partner Sarah Marie Bottaro are looking for sponsors for our Rabbits of… Full Transcript
Poems: “Vein” & “Vulnerability”
Steven Nicholson
This is Steven Nicholson. I’m back again. It’s been a long time, but I’m back. I’ve been alright, just been busy, and just wanted to give you guys a couple poems. Quick disclaimer: I am… Full Transcript
The Blood Of The Lamb
Steven Nicholson
Hi, this is Mr. Nicholson, Steve, from Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson, MI. I’ve been off of here for a while, just been very busy crocheting and doing a lot of other stuff. Prison life… Full Transcript
Guidance & Naima
Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey
This is Sheik Bilal Abdul-Salaam Bey at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, KS. This is a poem called “Guidance,” using my revolutionary poetry name TRIP, also known as True Revolutionary In Power. I came… Full Transcript
Just A No Name
Steven Nicholson
Alright, this is Steven Nicholson from Jackson, Michigan Cotton Correctional Facility. Been a long time, a little while since I’ve been on here. Now I’m back. This poem is called “Just a No Name.” Honing… Full Transcript
Haiku and Lockdowns
Spoon Jackson
Real. Realness eats raw meat, does not waver nor trips on the currents. He has the staying power of the sun. Realness walks only in his own shoes. Today. Today I died. I died yesterday… Full Transcript
Sorry For The Disappointment
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate number 210006. Today I wanted to do a original, authentic piece that I wrote, called “Sorry for the Disappointment and Shame.” It’s more of like a poetic, kind of… Full Transcript
This is Larry Stromberg, SCI-Phoenix in Pennsylvania. And, this is a redraft of my poem called “Penitentiary Theater,” which will be published with PEN America, the Zen Remnants, Remnants of You. So, this is “Penitentiary… Full Transcript