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Song Writing by Mail – 40 Prisoners Create “Pick It Up”
Songstress Kathy Ziegler created a song writing program with Prisoner Express – weaving together the lyrics contributed by 40 different prisoners, all through mail correspondence. Listen here, and read the story of this program. Listen here.
Read MoreSongwriting
Prisoners are invited to create original songs and share it through this course created by Kathy Ziegler. She’s a multi-instrumentalist who likes to write songs. We’re sending this program to 400+ prisoners who’ve chosen to participate in this program. Click Here to download and print the program.
Read MoreWe are Humans: Stories from the Incarcerated by Martin Vicario
This week I am sharing my reflections on a journal entry from Martin Vicario in October 2021. I encourage you to visit the Journal Archive if you are interested in seeing more works directly from prisoners. Sara We are Humans: Stories from the Incarcerated by Martin Vicario This entry stood out to me because…
Read MoreChapbook Update 15: Elizabeth S. Wolf
This is from the chapbook Do You Care, written by Marino Leyba. Mr. Leyba resides in Minnesota. This poem reminds me of the Bob Dylan quote: “If I can sing it, it’s a song. If I can’t sing it, it’s a poem.” At times I thought some of Mr. Leyba’s pieces could go either way.…
Read MorePrisoner Express Winter 2020 Newsletter
Discover the humanity of incarcerated men and women through their creative writing and art in this winter edition of our biannual newsletter. This newsletter also contains a description of all the 10 programs PE is offering this cycle, including courses in financial literacy, songwriting, mediation and a book club featuring the novel Slaughterhouse-five. The prisoner…
Read MorePrisoner Express director featured on eTown Radio!
We’re very excited to announce that Prisoner Express founder and director Gary Fine flown out to Colorado to be featured on an esteemed live radio program, eTown. You can listen to the episode on their website, or from their podcast. If you’re not familiar with Gary’s story, his work on the programs, etc… this is…
Read More“The Real Prison” by Stephen LaValle
Prison is not the way people think it is. I found that only prisoners know the real prison. The real prison is loneliness that sinks its teeth into the souls of people and is emptiness that leaves a sick feeling inside. It is anxiety that pushes and swells and is uncertainty that smothers and stifles. It is frustration, futility, despair, and indifference.
Read MorePaul Pommells, May 5th, 2014
Alas my tv is dying. The signals are coming black and white. The sound is drowned out by white noise. Old Bettsie was with me five years, but now she is singing her swan song. Farewell old friend. You’ve kept me company long enough.
Read MoreMichael McKinney, January 2014
It has been a long while since I last wrote something for the Prisoner Express Journal Program. I had somewhat slacked up on my pushing my pen on the writing tip. But once again I am back at it. And for the 2014 the New Year that is right around the corner, I will be…
Read MorePhillip J. Marberry, January 11th & 15th, 2013
1-11-13 Start 5:35pm Well, it was back to work today. Man I need it. We were in the woods and I found out just how out of shape I am and how much I miss that type of work. Cutting down trees with an axe, cutting it up, dragging or carrying it out. Hard, rough…
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