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Chapbook Club Update 3: Elizabeth S. Wolf
I promised to share some of the poems we received as part of the chapbook project. This is the opening poem from Take Pleasure from Pain, written by Andre D Underwood. Mr. Underwood resides at the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution in Florida. He sent a very real, insightful collection starting with his first love. Kalifornia…
Read MorePrisoners, COVID and Creativity: Prisoner Express Poetry Anthology Volume 24
This edition of the Prisoner Express Poetry Anthology stands alone, as all of the entries were received during the pandemic. Those of us on the outside have a better understanding of the effects of isolation on our well-being. In prisons everything shut down and prisoners often watched the virus spread in their ranks. Many suffered,…
Read MoreChapbook Club Update 2: Elizabeth S. Wolf
Last time I wrote about how I got involved in a chapbook project with Prisoner Express while hunkered down at home during the pandemic. But that’s not the only place my words traveled this year. I was selected to be part of a digital archive project that is literally out of this world: Writers On…
Read MoreChapbook Club Update 1: Elizabeth S. Wolf
Like many people, I spent about 15 months at home during the pandemic. But my words have traveled widely. I learned about Prisoner Express from my Cornell junior. But I didn’t really think much about the program, since I was busy in my own lane. Two things changed that. One, the much loved founder of…
Read MoreSpring 21 Online Prisoner Express Art Show
The opening date is May 27th. Link to be posted on the PE homepage on May 27th. At Prisoner Express, we receive creative writing, art, and journals from incarcerated men and women from across the nation. Their writing and art share perspectives and offer valuable insights into the current prison system. This year our annual…
Read MorePrisoner Express in Poets and Writers Magazine
Poets and Writers magazine recently published an article about Prisoner Express, its origins, and its programs. It also includes an interview with the founder, Gary Fine. Check out the article here!
Read MoreA Wrap on 2020
What we accomplished through the year and a look at what’s to come There’s no doubt that 2020 has been an unprecedented year, bringing along with it new challenges. However, Prisoner Express has made it a concerted effort to continue its programs to provide incarcerated individuals with education and connection. New Programs During the most…
Read MoreChapbook Club Winter 2020 – 2021
I am no longerthe woman I was back then.Wife. Daughter. Shadow. Elizabeth Wolf An exciting new program this cycle is a chapbook club made possible by author Elizabeth Wolf, who has donated 300 copies of her poetry chapbook Did You Know. A chapbook is a book of poems that relate to a central theme and…
Read MoreVolunteer with Online Program!
Prisoner Express is now offering an online volunteer hub with regular events, instructions for writing prisoners, and updates on the digital archive for prisoner writing! This is helping us achieve our goal to provide opportunities to share, heal, and connect as human beings. Since March 2020 we have been unable to access our regular space…
Read MoreFriends of the Library Booksale Partners with Prisoner Express to fulfill book requests, and You can Help!
Wed 10/28, Saturday 10/31 and Sunday 11/1 Each year, hundreds of people browse through books at the Friends of the Library Booksale. In fact, it’s one of the largest in the country. Each year, hundreds of incarcerated people all over the United States send requests for books to Prisoner Express (PE), an organization that works…
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